LAND RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE

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Question
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Which one of the following is not a land-use category?

  • Fallow land

  • Marginal land

  • Net sown area

  • Culturable wasteland

Solution

B.

Marginal land

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Question
CBSEENGE12024445

What one of the following is the main reasons due to which share of forest has shown an increase in the last forty years?

  • Extensive and efficient efforts of afforestation.

     

  • Increase in community forest land.

     

  • Increase in notified area allocated for forest growth.

     

  • Better peoples participation in managing forest area.

Solution

C.

Increase in notified area allocated for forest growth.

 

Question
CBSEENGE12024447

Which one of the following is the main form of degradation in irrigated areas?

  • Gully erosion

  • Wind erosion

  • Salinisation of soils

  • Siltation of land

Solution

C.

Salinisation of soils

Question
CBSEENGE12024449

Which one of the following crops is not cultivated under dryland farming?


  • Ragi

  • Jowar

  • Groundnut

  • Sugarcane

Solution

D.

Sugarcane