Identify correct statements about land use categories.
(A) 'Land put to non-agricultural uses' includes land under settlements, roads, industries etc.
(B) 'Culturable wasteland' includes land left uncultivated for more than five years.
(C) 'Current fallow' is land which is left without cultivation for one or less than one agriculture year.
(D) 'Net area sown' is greater than the physical extent of area under crops due to multiple cropping on the same piece of land.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (B), (C) only
(A) ‘Land put to non-agricultural uses’ includes land under settlements, roads, industries etc. — True. Land under settlements, roads, canals, industries and shops is in this category. It grows when secondary and tertiary activities expand.
(B) ‘Culturable wasteland’ includes land left uncultivated for more than five years. — True. Land left fallow for more than five years is culturable wasteland. It can be brought back under cultivation by reclamation.
(C) ‘Current fallow’ is land which is left without cultivation for one or less than one agriculture year. — True. Current fallow is left uncultivated for one or less than one agricultural year, so that the land can rest and regain its fertility.
(D) ‘Net area sown’ is greater than the physical extent of area under crops due to multiple cropping on the same piece of land. — False. Net area sown is the physical extent of land on which crops are sown and harvested. A field sown twice in a year is still counted once in it. The area that counts such a field more than once is the gross cropped area, and that is the one that can be greater than the net sown area.
NCERT (2026-27): “(iii) Land put to Non-agricultural Uses: Land under settlements (rural and urban), infrastructure (roads, canals, etc.), industries, shops, etc., are included in this category.” “(vi) Culturable Wasteland : Any land which is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than five years is included in this category.” “(vii) Current Fallow:This is the land which is left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year.” “(ix) Net Area Sown: The physical extent of land on which crops are sown and harvested is known as net sown area.” |