Permaculture versus Conventional Chemical Farming
Question
How is permaculture farming different from conventional chemical farming?
- 1.
Permaculture farming discourages monocultural practices but in conventional chemical farming, monoculture practices are predominant.
- 2.
Conventional chemical farming can cause increase in soil salinity but the occurrence of such phenomenon is not observed in permaculture farming.
- 3.
Conventional chemical farming is easily possible in semi-arid regions but permaculture farming is not so easily possible in such regions.
- 4.
Practice of mulching is very important in permaculture farming but not necessarily so in conventional chemical farming.
Options
1 and 3
1, 2 and 4
4 only
2 and 3
Explanation
Statements 1, 2, and 4 are correct. Permaculture promotes diverse polyculture, avoids synthetic inputs that induce soil salinization , and relies heavily on organic mulching to conserve moisture. Statement 3 is incorrect because permaculture principles are highly effective and specifically designed for water harvesting and sustainable restoration in semi-arid and arid zones, making it more resilient there than chemical farming. > Permaculture minimizes ecological degradation by substituting synthetic monocultures with polycultural, mulch-heavy, regenerative ecosystems. Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2021
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q51
Subject
Environment
Sub-topic
Sustainable Development & Agriculture
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT Biology Cl.12 / Agroecology concepts
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