Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements:

  1. Gully erosion can divide agricultural land into small fragments and make it unsuitable for cultivation.
  2. A landscape containing many deep gullies or ravines is called badland topography.
  3. Ravines are widespread in the Chambal Basin and also occur in parts of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
  4. Sediment carried into rivers by erosion increases their carrying capacity and reduces flood occurrence.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

  1. Only two
  2. Only three
  3. All four
  4. Only one
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