Read the passage given below and answer the following question. (Q 3)
Land-use records are maintained by land revenue department. The land use categories add up to reporting area, which is somewhat different from the geographical area. The Survey of India is responsible for measuring geographical area of administrative units in India. The difference between the two concepts are that while the former changes somewhat depending on the estimates of the land revenue records, the latter does not change and stays fixed as per Survey of India measurements.
Which of the following is NOT a land use category as per the Land Revenue Records in India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option 3: Area Under Plantation crops
The land use categories maintained in Land Revenue Records in India include categories such as:
- Forests
- Barren and wastelands
- Culturable wasteland
- Fallow lands
- Net sown area, etc.
However, “Area Under Plantation crops” is not a separate official land use category in the land revenue classification system.