In India, the share of which of the following Land-use category has reported a positive increase from 1950-51 to 2014-15.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Forests
Between 1950–51 and 2014–15, the area under forests in India has shown a positive increase, according to land-use statistics. This rise is largely due to afforestation programmes and the reclassification of land as forest area, even though it may not always reflect actual increase in forest cover.
Note: This data is from Old pre rationalised NCERT. new data is given below:
