Multiple choice

Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion?

  1. Strip cropping
  2. Contour ploughing
  3. Use of irrigation and fertilizers
  4. Terrace farming

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1, 2, 3 and 4

  3. 3 and 4

  4. 2, 3 and 4
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B Correct answer
Explanation

All four methods help control soil erosion: strip cropping (alternating crops to break water flow), contour ploughing (ploughing across slopes), irrigation/fertilizers (maintaining vegetation cover), and terrace farming (reducing slope steepness). Option A is incomplete, while options C and D omit key methods.

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