उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद के अनुसार, वनोन्मूलन और अनाच्छादन के अंततोगत्वा निम्नलिखित में से क्या परिणाम होंगे?
- 1.मृदा संसाधन का क्षरण
- 2.आम आदमी के लिए जमीन की कमी
- 3.कृषि के लिए जल की कमी
नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर सही उत्तर चुनिए।
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According to the passage given above, deforestation and denudation will ultimately lead to which of the following?
1. Depletion of soil resource
2. Shortage of land for the common man
3. Lack of water for cultivation
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only · (b) 2 and 3 only · (c) 1 and 3 only · (d) 1, 2 and 3
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (c) केवल 1 और 3
The passage predicts “soil erosion by wind and water” and describes land left “without any water in the streams and springs except in the rainy season”, so soil and water are both lost. It says nothing about land becoming scarce for people.
- ✓ 1. “Soil erosion by wind and water will increase”, leaving “brown earth, bare of vegetation” — the soil resource is depleted.
- ✗ 2. The land does not disappear; it degrades so that agriculture becomes impossible. A shortage of land for the common man is not mentioned.
- ✓ 3. Former perennial streams and springs now have no water “except in the rainy season”, and agriculture “will gradually become impossible”.
Remember · Pick only the consequences the passage actually describes; a plausible real-world effect missing from the text is out.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2022, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·