Question

Q4. Answer the following:
a) What caused huge loss of revenue in Bengal?
b) Write briefly on the Battle of Buxar.
c) How is land being degraded? Suggest methods to conserve land resource.
d) How did East India Company began trade in Bengal?
e) What are the major factors that leads to soil degradation.
f) Describe the soil profile with the help of diagram.​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Aurangazeb's Farman had granted the company only the right to trade duty.

b) it was fought on 22/23 october 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India company,led by Hector Munro

c) it is caused by multiple forces including extreme weather conditions, particularly drought. factors are land clearance, deforestation,agrocultural depletion,vehicle off roading etc

f) it is a vertical section of soil . it allows you to examine the structure of the soil. a soil profile is divided into layers called horizons.