Ultimate consequences of deforestation and denudation
Question
According to the passage given above, deforestation and denudation will ultimately lead to which of the following?
Options
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Map the outcomes directly to the text:
Statement 1 matches the text's warning that "soil erosion by wind and water will increase."
Statement 3 matches the text's conclusion that "agriculture... will gradually become impossible" because streams and springs are left "without any water... except in the rainy season."
Statement 2 introduces a socio-economic concept ("shortage of land for the common man") that is entirely absent from this strictly ecological analysis of erosion and desertification.
Answer: (c).
Question details
Year
2022
Paper
CSAT
Question
Q3
Section
Reading Comprehension
Sub-topic
Environment / Ecology passage
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Easy
Source hint
Passage 2 (Deforestation and agriculture) - Q3
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