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Discuss how agroforestry can reduce pressure on natural forests and support timber security. Analyse the spatial factors shaping timber supply.

Topic: Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent) Q1. Discuss how agroforestry can reduce pressure on natural forests and support timber security. Analyse the spatial factors shaping timber supply. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question Agroforestry is increasingly seen as a practical land-use …

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Examine agroforestry as a form of sustainable land-use in ecologically fragile regions. Discuss its role in modifying local carbon and biomass dynamics.

Topic: Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. Q2. Examine agroforestry as a form of sustainable land-use in ecologically fragile regions. Discuss its role in modifying local carbon and biomass dynamics. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question Agroforestry …

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Describe the major types of soils in India and the processes responsible for their formation. Assess the challenges of soil degradation and its spatial pattern.

Topic: Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent); Q2. Describe the major types of soils in India and the processes responsible for their formation. Assess the challenges of soil degradation and its spatial pattern. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question: India’s agrarian economy …

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How have anthropogenic activities contributed to large-scale land degradation in recent decades, and what are the ecological consequences of such changes? In this context, examine how India can formulate a resilient and sustainable land-use strategy.

Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, Q6. How have anthropogenic activities contributed to large-scale land degradation in recent decades, and what are the ecological consequences of such changes? In this context, examine how India can formulate a resilient and sustainable land-use strategy. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question A 2025 global …

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