Q. Match the following land use categories with their salient features:
Land Use Category
Salient Feature Net Sown Area
This area can be brought under cultivation with efforts but should be put under afforestation for long-term conservation.
Area Sown more than once
Rajasthan has the largest area under this category, while Punjab and Haryana have the highest proportion of it.
Cultivable WasteThis type of land use is significant as increasing it is the only way to increase agricultural production after all arable land has been brought under cultivation.
Fallow Lands
Andhra Pradesh has the largest area under ‘current fallow’ and Rajasthan has the largest area under ‘fallow other than current fallow’.
Which of the following is the correct match?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1: Net Sown Area (NSA) refers to the total area of land cultivated with crops and orchards in a particular agricultural year, with any land sown more than once counted only once (e.g., Punjab). Rajasthan has the largest NSA of 18.35 million ha… In terms of proportions of NSA to total area, Punjab & Haryana have some of the highest proportions.
- Statement 2: Area Sown more than once: Since almost all the arable land had been brought under cultivation, the only way to increase agricultural production is to increase cropping intensity, which can be done by increasing the area sown more than once.
- Statement 3: Cultivable Waste: This area can be brought under cultivation with efforts but should be put under afforestation for long-term conservation.
- Statement 4: Fallow Lands: Under current fallow, Andhra Pradesh has the largest area” and “The largest area of ‘fallow other than current fallow’ is in Rajasthan.
