GK
INDIAN ECONOMY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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pest attack
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excess supply of food grain
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widening inequalities between rich and small farmers
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rich farmers reaping most of the benefits
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Detailed explanation-1: -But an elevated level of fertilizers decreases the soil fertility over time and poses threat to the environment. The harmful chemicals in fertilizers enter along with water into water bodies from the fields. Therefore, the right answer is option D.
Detailed explanation-2: -High yielding variety (HYV) crops are shorter. So, they are able to withstand high winds and heavy rain. HYV crops also help in growing more foodgrains in a small piece of land, which increases farmers’ profits.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although, High Yielding Varities of seeds are considered better quality seeds than normal seeds, it does have many disadvantages also. They affect the soil quality by decreasing its fertility as it requires large amount of fertilizers and requires an ample amount of water which leads to decrease in water table.