{"id":5154,"date":"2025-11-20T16:51:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=5154"},"modified":"2025-11-20T16:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:51:40","slug":"mcqs-based-on-environment-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=5154","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Environment &#8211; (08)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Which of the following is <em>not<\/em> a direct cause of deforestation?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Shifting cultivation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Hydroelectric projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Urbanization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Photosynthesis<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Photosynthesis <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Photosynthesis is a natural process by which plants produce food and oxygen using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide. It has no role in deforestation. The other options\u2014shifting cultivation, hydroelectric projects, and urbanization\u2014are all human activities that lead to deforestation.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. What is the main environmental effect of deforestation on the water cycle?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Increase in evaporation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Increase in groundwater recharge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Decrease in rainfall and groundwater level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Increase in snowfall<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Decrease in rainfall and groundwater level <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Forests recycle moisture through transpiration, which contributes to rainfall. Deforestation disrupts this cycle, leading to reduced precipitation and lowered groundwater levels due to increased runoff.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. Which Indian government program aims at creating employment and combating land degradation?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">National Afforestation Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Green India Mission<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Integrated Watershed Management Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> MGNREGA provides employment through activities like afforestation, water conservation, and land development, thus also addressing land degradation and desertification.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. According to the Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of India (2021), what percentage of India&#8217;s total land area is undergoing degradation?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">20.18%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">29.07%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">68%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">35%<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. 29.07% <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> As per the Atlas published by ISRO, 97.58 million hectares or 29.07% of India\u2019s total land area is undergoing degradation.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. What is the practice of clearing and burning vegetation for farming called?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Agroforestry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Crop rotation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Shifting cultivation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Intensive farming<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Shifting cultivation <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Shifting cultivation involves clearing forest land by burning vegetation, using the area for a few years, and then abandoning it. This is a major cause of deforestation in many forested regions.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Which of the following is not a direct cause of deforestation? View Answer Correct Option: 4. Photosynthesis Explanation: Photosynthesis is a natural process by which plants produce food and oxygen using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide. It has no role in deforestation. 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