Read the following statements and choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I: In China, due to topographic and climatic conditions, the area suitable for cultivation is relatively large — about 80 per cent of its total land area.
Statement II: The total cultivable area in China accounts for 40 per cent of the cultivable area in India.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Only Statement II is true
Statement I: In China, due to topographic and climatic conditions, the area suitable for cultivation is relatively large — about 80 per cent of its total land area. — False. Because of its land and climate, China’s cultivable area is relatively small, only about 10 per cent of its land.
Statement II: The total cultivable area in China accounts for 40 per cent of the cultivable area in India. — True. China’s total cultivable area is 40 per cent of India’s.
NCERT (2026-27): “8.4 Gross Domestic Product and Sectors … In China, due to topographic and climatic conditions, the area suitable for cultivation is relatively small — only about 10 per cent of its total land area. The total cultivable area in China accounts for 40 per cent of the cultivable area in India. Until the 1980s, more than 80 per cent of the people in China were dependent on farming as their sole source of livelihood. …” |