UPSC Prelims 2018 · GS Paper 1 · Q82

Environment

Medium · Soil Degradation and Salinization

Consider the following statements regarding agricultural soils:

1. High organic matter content reduces a soil's capacity to hold water.

2. Salinization is a form of soil degradation in which the concentration of soluble salts in the soil rises to harmful levels.

3. Soil plays no meaningful role in the natural sulphur cycle.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?