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Objective

Q.1: The data of land use is:

a.)Not informative
b).Not available for the entire geographical area of India
c).Available for the entire country
d).Data of land use details of countries surveyed by UNO

Q.2: Land degradation is a major cause of ____.

a).Displacement of peopleb).Mining
c) Land conservationd) Land use patterns in India

Q.3: Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?

(a) Extensive cultivation(b) Deforestation(c) Deforestation (d) Over-grazing

Q.4: The net sown area in India is ____ of the total land area.

(a) 46.5%(b) 43.4%(c) 22%(d) 35%

Q.5: Land degradation due to mining can be seen in the states of:-

(a) Punjab and Haryana(b) Assam(c) Odisha(d) Mizoram

Q.6: Which one of the following in the main cause of land and water pollution in India in
recent years?
(a) Industrial Effluents(b) Chemical Fertilizer(c) Deforestation(d) Mining

Q.7: How much percentage of forest area in the country according to the National Forest
Policy?
(a) 33% (b) 37%(c) 27% (d) 31%
Q.8: Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Madhya
Pradesh?
(a) Mining (b) Overgrazing(c) Deforestation (d) Over Irrigation

Q.9: In which of the following state is over grazing responsible for land degradation?
(a) Jharkhand and Odisha(b) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Punjab and Haryana (d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Q.10: The problem of land degradation can be controlled by

a) Deforestation. b) Grazing of animals.
c) Afforestation. d) Reducing farming and cultivation of crops.

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