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Low soil moisture causing crop failure is which kind of drought?
AEcological drought
BAgricultural drought
CMeteorological drought
DHydrological drought
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Agricultural drought
1. Meteorological drought is poor rainfall.
2. Agricultural drought is soil moisture drought.
3. Hydrological drought is empty reservoirs.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 7, Natural Hazards and Disasters._
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