Protection and conservation of forests and wildlife are essential to maintain the earth's health and environment. Forests play a key role in the maintenance of climate, rain-patterns, water and soil conservation. India has 16 percent of the world's population with only 2.4 percent of its land area. There is much pressure on our natural resources including forests. Due to increasing consumerism and nature- hostile activities, the forest-cover is finishing very fast. Thousands of snails, frogs, rats, earthworms, cockroaches and other animals are killed for dissection in schools, colleges and laboratories for experiments. This disturbs the ecological balance. There is mindless destruction of forests for timber, firewood and fuel. Every year there is a loss of about 1.3 lakh hectares of forest area in India because of indiscriminate clearing of forests for cultivation, quarrying and large dams and irrigation projects. Over-grazing has also taken its toll. The result is serious ecological imbalance and environment degradation. Conservation of forests and wildlife is also important as they make life beautiful and colourful. Their proper protection and conservation also means a continuous and adequate supply of food, fodder, medicines, timber etc.
Mindless destruction of forests
A. Causes Ecological imbalance
B. Leads to maintenance of water and soil conservation
C. Causes Environmental Degradation
D. Leads to increased productivity for villagers.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
A and C Only
To determine the correct answer, we need to evaluate the given options and relate them to the context provided in the comprehension passage.
- Let's analyze Option A: "Causes Ecological imbalance". The passage clearly states that the mindless destruction of forests results in serious ecological imbalance. Therefore, this option is correct.
- Now, consider Option B: "Leads to maintenance of water and soil conservation". Contrarily, the passage mentions that forests play a key role in water and soil conservation. Destruction would disrupt, not maintain these functions. Therefore, this option is incorrect.
- Option C states: "Causes Environmental Degradation". The passage discusses how deforestation and the destruction of forests lead to environmental degradation. Hence, this option is also correct.
- Finally, Option D: "Leads to increased productivity for villagers". The passage does not suggest that deforestation increases villagers' productivity; instead, it highlights the adverse effects. Hence, this option is not viable.
Based on the analysis, the correct answer is "A and C Only" since deforestation indeed causes ecological imbalance and environmental degradation. Options B and D do not accurately reflect the consequences of forest destruction as mentioned in the passage.
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