What is culturable wasteland?
- A.Land that has been left fallow in last four years
- B.Land that has been left fallow between one and two years
- C.Land that has been left fallow for less than one year
- D.Land that has been left fallow for more than five years
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Land that has been left fallow for more than five years. In India's land-use records, land that can be farmed but has lain uncultivated for over five years is called culturable wasteland.
India classifies its reporting area into nine land-use categories. Fallow land is split by how long it has been left idle: current fallow is land left uncultivated for one agricultural year or less, and other than current fallow is land left idle for more than one year but less than five years. Once land stays uncultivated for more than five years it moves into the culturable wasteland category. Such land can be reclaimed with improvement measures, so it is distinct from barren and unculturable land.
A is wrong because land idle for up to five years is still counted as fallow, not wasteland. B is wrong because one to five years describes other than current fallow. C is wrong because land idle for a year or less is current fallow.
Exam tip: Current fallow: 1 year or less; other fallow: 1 to 5 years; culturable wasteland: more than 5 years.
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