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UPSC Prelims 1988 · Agriculture · Soils
The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is
- (a) Salinity and waterlogging
- (b) Deforestation
- (c) Ravine erosion
- (d) Overgrazing
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Answer: (a) Salinity and waterlogging
Heavy canal irrigation causes waterlogging and salinity in Punjab and Haryana.
Why the others are wrong
(b) Deforestation affects the hills more.
(c) Ravine erosion is a Chambal problem.
(d) Overgrazing is a problem of dry and hilly areas.
The trap
None.
🔒 Waterlogging + salinity: Punjab, Haryana; ravines: Chambal; overgrazing: Rajasthan, hills.