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Environment and Ecology
2018
Agriculture and Environment
Soil Formation
UPSC Practice Question

With reference to agricultural soils, consider the following statements:

  1. A high content of organic matter in soil drastically reduces its water holding capacity.
  2. Soil does not play any role in the Sulphur cycle.
  3. Irrigation over a period of time can contribute to the salinization of some agricultural lands.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

B.3 only
D.1,2 and 3
A.1 and 2 only
C.1 and 3 only