Which of the following is not a natural cause of deforestation?

Hurricane

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Forest fire

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Agriculture

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Drought

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Solution

The correct option is C Agriculture

Agriculture is a man-made cause of deforestation. It is one of the major causes of deforestation.

With the rising population, there is an increase in demand for food production and so the requirement of agricultural land is also increasing.

Hurricane, Forest fire, Drought are the natural causes of deforestation.

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	List I		List II
i	Deforestation	a	Urbanization
ii	Natural cause of deforestation	b	Cutting of forests
iii	Man-made cause of deforestation	c	Droughts

Which of the following is not a cause for deforestation in India?

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