Question

X visits his drought hit village and realises that the ground water level has gone down. The soil has lost its moisture content. He concludes that this degradation of soil is due to soil erosion. What are the probable factors that has led X to conclude the prevalence of soil erosion?

• A. Loss of soil fertility
• B. Vegetation cover has dried and led to drought
• C. Change in the color of soil and texture
• D. Hybrid crops are grown in the field

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

Vegetation cover has dried and led to drought

The effects of soil erosion are: Loss of soil fertility and fall in agricultural productivity. Soil erosion also leads to silting and floods, ground water level reduces, vegetation cover dries up and leads to drought, and economy suffers.