Which one of the following is not a land use category?
- A.Forestland
- B.Pasture land
- C.Marginal land
- D.Barren and wasteland
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Marginal land. India's land-use records follow a nine-fold classification, and 'marginal land' is not one of its classes.
The land revenue records of India divide the reporting area into nine categories: forests; land put to non-agricultural uses; barren and unculturable waste land; area under permanent pastures and grazing land; area under miscellaneous tree crops and groves; culturable waste land; current fallow; fallow other than current fallow; and net sown area. These figures help planners track how much land is being farmed, left idle or turned to towns and roads. 'Marginal land' is only a descriptive phrase for poor land that barely repays farming, and the same word in 'marginal farmer' refers to a holding of less than one hectare, not a class of land use.
A is wrong to choose because forests form the first category. B is wrong to choose because permanent pastures and grazing land form a category. D is wrong to choose because barren and unculturable waste land is also a category.
Exam tip: Nine-fold land use: forests, non-farm use, barren, pastures, tree crops, culturable waste, current fallow, other fallow, net sown area.
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