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(c). Land slide areas can be used for building settlements

(d). The surface drainage control works are implemented to control the movement of landslide

Q6.________are simply defined as the mass movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope?

(a). Landslides

(b). Afforestation
(c). Land reclamation

(d). Weathering

Q7. Which of the following is not a method used to conserve land?
(a). Afforestation

(b). Land reclamation

(c). Regulated use of chemical pesticide and fertilisers
(d). Increased use of fossil fuels

Q8. What was the reason behind the occurrence of landslide in Pangi village in Himachal?

(a) Volcanic eruption
(b) Cloud burst

(c) Torrential rains

(d) Dynamite blasting

Q9.There are vast changes in the land use patternin our society now a days. This is due to

the...(a)Cultural changes
(b) Geographical changes

(c) Environmental variations
(d) Political requirements.

Q10.What causes land degradation, landslides, soil erosion, and desertification?

(a).The expansion of agriculture and construction activities

(b). The contraction of agriculture and constructional activities
(c). The shrinking of agriculture and construction activities

(d). A fall in the growth of agriculture and construction activities

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