Prelims • Paper 1 (GS) • 2015 • Q.11
Environment and Agriculture
What can be the impact of excessive/inappropriate use of nitrogenous fertilizers in agriculture?
1
Proliferation of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in soil can occur.
2
Increase in the acidity of soil can take place.
3
Leaching of nitrate to the groundwater can occur.
Syllabus Connection
Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. (GS-III)
NCERT Connection
Ch.5: Land Resources and Agriculture
Geography • Class 12 • Class 12 Indian Human Geography