Question : Which of the following is a type of land degradation?
Option 1: Soil erosion
Option 2: Soil fertility
Option 3: Land reclamation
Option 4: Afforestation
Correct Answer: Soil erosion
Solution : Soil erosion is a type of land degradation where the topsoil is worn away by natural forces like water and wind or human activities.
Question : What is a type of land degradation caused by human activities?
Option 1: Natural erosion
Option 2: Soil salinization
Option 3: Glacier formation
Option 4: Volcanic activity
Question : Which of the following challenge to Indian environment is highlighted here? The quantity of nutrition loss due to erosion each year ranges from 5.8 to 8.4 million tonnes.
Option 1: Land degradation
Option 2: Degradation of Forest
Option 3: Soil erosion
Option 4: Loss of biodiversity
Question : Which of the following challenge to Indian environment is highlighted here? Unstable use and inappropriate management practises leads to different types of degradation.
Question : Which of the following challenge to Indian environment is highlighted here? The highest density of population and livestock and competing use of land for forestry, agriculture, human settlement and industries exert enormous pressure on the country is finite land resources.
Option 1: Land degradation.
Question : Which of the following challenge to Indian environment is highlighted here? Deforestation is riding at a large scale that it has totally disturbed the ecological balance of the country.
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