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Logical Reasoning(IBPS PO) Statement and Infrence

Directions: The critical reasoning question is based on a short argument, a set of statements, or a plan of action. For each question, select the best answer of the choices given and explain why the chosen answer is the right fit.

Statement: Desertification is a type of land degradation in drylands in which biological productivity is lost due to natural processes or induced by human activities whereby fertile areas become increasingly arider. A huge issue that many countries have is the fact that there are large pockets of land that are going through a process that is known as desertification.

Which of the following statements is/are a possible reason for the increasing desertification?

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IBPS PO Mains (04 Feb, 2021)

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Animal grazing is a huge problem for many areas.

Urbanization is providing fewer places for the plants to grow.

Desertification is reducing the agricultural lands and making them infertile.

Both 1 and 2

None of these

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Explanation:

- Option 1: Animal grazing is indeed a significant cause of desertification. Overgrazing by livestock can damage vegetation, which in turn weakens the soil structure and increases erosion, reducing the land's productivity.

- Option 2: Urbanization leads to fewer places for plants to grow and can exacerbate land degradation. The expansion of cities often means the paving over of fertile land, which can accelerate desertification.

- Option 3: The statement is more of an effect of desertification rather than a cause. While desertification reduces agricultural land, it does not explain how desertification starts.

- Option 4: Both Option 1 and Option 2 are correct. They highlight plausible reasons that contribute to desertification.

- Option 5: This option is incorrect since both Options 1 and 2 provide valid causes.

Correct Answer: Option 4: Both 1 and 2