{"id":1148,"date":"2023-06-22T14:05:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T08:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:01:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:31:24","slug":"q-contour-bunding-is-a-method-of-soil-conservation-used-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-contour-bunding-is-a-method-of-soil-conservation-used-in","title":{"rendered":"Q. Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Desert margins, liable to strong wind action<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low flat plains, close to stream courses, liable to flooding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scrublands, liable to spread of weed growth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>None of the above<\/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: (d) None of the above<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contour Bunding<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contour bunding is a land management practice for&nbsp;<strong>marginal, sloping, and hilly land where the soil productivity is very low.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It involves the placement of lines of stones along the&nbsp;<strong>natural rises of a landscape<\/strong>. This technique helps to&nbsp;<strong>capture and hold rainfall before it can become runoff<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It also&nbsp;<strong>inhibits wind erosion<\/strong>&nbsp;by keeping the soil heavy and moist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This method of soil and water conservation is employed in<strong>&nbsp;hilly areas<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Earthen embankments are built across the slope of the land, following the contour as close as possible<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Contour-Bunding.png\" alt=\"Contour Bunding\" class=\"wp-image-40906\" width=\"807\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Contour Bunding<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Some common methods of preventing soil erosion are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Shelterbelts<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 in this, trees and shrubs are planted in the areas&nbsp;liable to strong wind action, to shield the fields against winds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Terracing<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 this is also practiced in the sloppy areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Perimeter runoff control<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 it helps in preventing soil erosion by impeding surface flows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mixed cropping<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>crop rotation<\/strong>&nbsp;also help in soil conservation by preventing the nutrients from getting eroded.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e8042b-e4 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e8042b-e4 .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-_e8042b-e4\"><div 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