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SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 43

SSC CGL - 12 Sep 2025 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q43

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Which statement most accurately reflects the central theme of Landscapes of Loss: The Story of an Indian Drought by Kavitha Iyer?

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Correct answer: A

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The correct answer is option 1 i.e. A study on drought's human and ecological impacts in India.

 

Kavitha Iyer’s Landscapes of Loss: The Story of an Indian Drought primarily explores the social, cultural, and ecological consequences of droughts in India. It emphasises the human suffering, displacement, and environmental degradation caused by prolonged water scarcity, rather than focusing solely on economics, politics, or technology.

  • “It examines the economic policies behind India’s agricultural growth” – Incorrect; economic policy is not the central focus.

  • “It narrates the political history of drought management in India” – Incorrect; the book is more human- and ecology-centred than political.

  • “It focuses solely on technological solutions to water scarcity” – Incorrect; technological solutions are discussed only in context, not as the main theme.