Question

Though farmers are aware that chemical fertilizers cause damage to the soil of the field they are using it because___________________

(a) Output is low

(b) Output is high

(c) For healthy crop

(d) For healthy soil

I have been asked this question in a national level competition.

I want to ask this question from Adverse Effects of Modern Agriculture on Soil and Water Resources topic in section Natural Resources of Energy Management

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) Output is high

Explanation: Despite of harness causing to the soil and as well as to the crop farmers using chemical fertilizers over organic farming. The yield that produced is high by using chemical fertilizers and it gives resistant to pesticides for initial years for after that yield becomes less and soil lose its fertility.