Soil erosion is the loss of topsoil due to water and wind. It can lead to land degradation, reduced crop yields, and increased flooding. Soil conservation practices can help to prevent soil erosion.

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Q. What is related to soil erosion area?

 ◉ Tree cutting

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 ◉ Dedication

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 ◉ Regulation of land use

✅ Correct

 ◉ Contour

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Q. Hydraulic action is a type of erosion due to which reason?

 ◉ Epassive water

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 ◉ wind

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 ◉ Glacier

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Soil erosion in a desert can be stopped by-

 ◉ using farmyard manure

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 ◉ by contour plowing

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 ◉ by rotation

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 ◉ by planting trees/afforestation

✅ Correct

Q. Where is the rate of erosion in a stream minimum?

 ◉ where the width is greater

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 ◉ where width is less

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 ◉ where the width is the same

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 ◉ none of these

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Q. How can soil erosion be controlled on hill slopes?

 ◉ stop the water

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 ◉ by afforestation

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 ◉ composting

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 ◉ cutting down forests

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Q. What is the main cause of soil erosion?

 ◉ Flood and erosion of river banks

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 ◉ Land shield

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 ◉ deforestation

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 ◉ Intense rainfall

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Q. When does river erosion occur the most?

 ◉ When there is low flow of river

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 ◉ When the river flows middle

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 ◉ when the river is strong

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 ◉ When the river floods

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Q. Which is the characteristic salt of river erosion in youth?

 ◉ Suspended valley

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 ◉ Serious ravine

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 ◉ Rift

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 ◉ Mahakhadd (Gorge)

✅ Correct

Q. Which type of erosion has made Khadar (Khadd) of Chambal?

 ◉ channel

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 ◉ Layer

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 ◉ hurried up

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 ◉ Geological

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Q. With what is the maximum erosive power of a river related?

 ◉ v-shaped valley

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 ◉ Mahakhando

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 ◉ Eloquence

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 ◉ Interlocuting mountain

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