{"id":1105,"date":"2023-06-21T20:35:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:07:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:37:01","slug":"q-in-india-the-problem-of-soil-erosion-is-associated-with-which-of-the-following","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-in-india-the-problem-of-soil-erosion-is-associated-with-which-of-the-following","title":{"rendered":"Q. In India, the problem of soil erosion is associated with which of the following?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Terrace cultivation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deforestation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tropical climate<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the correct answer using the codes given below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) 2 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soil erosion<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Soil erosion is the&nbsp;<strong>removal of the topmost fertile layer<\/strong>&nbsp;of the soil through wind or water.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Causes of Soil Erosion:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Over-grazing,&nbsp;<strong>Deforestation<\/strong>, Action of wind, water, glacier, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Topography i.e&nbsp;steep slopes &amp; heavy rainfall;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faulty methods of agriculture like over-irrigation, shifting agriculture, etc;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anthropogenic factors like&nbsp;mining, industrial activities, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Terrace farming<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Terrace farming<\/strong>, contour ploughing, etc are the&nbsp;<strong>measures to control soil erosion.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terrace farming is&nbsp;<strong>an agricultural practice farmers employ on steep slopes, hilly areas, and higher altitudes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terrace farmers construct&nbsp;<strong>successive layers of flat areas on mountainsides or other terrains&nbsp;<\/strong>with steep inclines&nbsp;<strong>to better control soil conservation and runoff water.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These levels look like staircase steps and create more apparent segments of arable land without harming the surrounding ecosystem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advantages of Terrace Farming<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Improved land productivity:<\/strong>&nbsp;Without terrace farming, much of a hillside would be unusable as farmland. Terrace farming makes these areas fertile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increased food security:<\/strong>&nbsp;Terracing gives farmers more control over the land they till and the water it receives. This increases food security by guaranteeing safer growing conditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maximized crop production<\/strong>: Runoff can go to the base of a mountain, but terraces prevent the water from moving beyond a single layer. This puts the water to better use and maximizes crop production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prevention of soil erosion<\/strong>: Rainfall takes soil with it, leading to erosion. Terrace farming mitigates the effects of erosion by slowing water runoff and trapping it in individual layers along the incline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deforestation<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deforestation or forest clearance is the&nbsp;<strong>removal of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deforestation can involve&nbsp;<strong>conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use<\/strong>. The most concentrated deforestation occurs in&nbsp;<strong>tropical rainforests.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>About<strong>&nbsp;31% of Earth\u2019s land surface is covered by forests<\/strong>&nbsp;at present.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_14bed3-74 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_14bed3-74 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_14bed3-74\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the correct answer using the codes given below Answer: (b) 2 only Soil erosion Terrace farming Deforestation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[37],"years":[59],"class_list":["post-1105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-geography","years-59"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":37,"label":"Geography"}],"years":[{"value":59,"label":"2014"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":37,"name":"Geography","slug":"geography","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":37,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":167,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1116,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105\/revisions\/1116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1105"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=1105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}