In India, human activities cause which of the following land degradations?
A. Degraded shifting cultivation area
B. Mining and industrial wasteland.
C. Degraded forests.
D. Gullied/Ravinous land
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B and C only
A. Degraded shifting cultivation area Correct. In shifting cultivation the forest is cleared and burnt, cropped for a few years and abandoned once the soil loses its fertility. The bare, worn-out patches left behind are wasteland caused by human action.
B. Mining and industrial wasteland. Correct. Mining digs up the land and leaves pits and heaps of waste rock, and industries dump their waste on nearby land. Such land can no longer be used, so these wastelands are caused by human action.
C. Degraded forests. Correct. When people cut trees and graze animals faster than the forest can grow back, the cover thins out and the land degrades. Degraded forests, like degraded pastures, are the result of human action.
D. Gullied/Ravinous land Incorrect. Gullied or ravinous land is primarily caused by natural agents.
NCERT: India - People and Economy — Chapter 9: Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems, Wastelands (the paragraph continues on the next page past a case-study box) (2025-26)
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