Question

Which of the following is a reason for desertification?
A. Over Grazing
B. Reckless felling of trees
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Desertification is the process by which fertile land gets converted into barren land over a course of time by natural means or induced by human activities. It is, therefore, a process of degradation of land in arid, semi-arid, or sub-humid areas either by climatic variations or by man-made activities.

Complete step by step answer:
Option (A) is correct. Overgrazing is one of the main reasons for desertification because when many animals graze a piece of the same spot of a land many times then it becomes difficult for plants to grow that spot and hence, the fertile land will soon turn into barren land or desert.
Option (B) is correct. Reckless felling of trees to build new industries, buildings, homes, etc will cause desertification in that area. As the rate of felling of trees is more than that of planting them so the possible outcome will be desertification in that area.
Option (C) is correct because both the options (A) as well as (B) are correct.
Option (D) is incorrect. Since, from the above-mentioned options, option (C) is correct which implies that option (A) and (B) both are correct therefore there is no chance of getting the answer none of the above.
Hence, the correct option is (C).

Note: Desertification, as the name indicates, is the process of formation deserts. The various causes of desertification are overgrazing, deforestation (reckless felling of trees), excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides, improper practices used by farmers, excessive pulling up of groundwater, urbanization, climate change, soil pollution, etc.