Question

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Agricultural Land use Category)	List-II (Characteristics)
(A) Culturable Waste Land	(II) Land which has been left uncultivated for more than five years.
(B) Current Fallow	(I) Land which has been left uncultivated for one or less than one agricultural year.
(C) Fallow other than Current Fallow	(IV) Land which has been left uncultivated for more than one year but less than five years.
(D) Net Sown Area	(III) Physical extent of land on which crops are sown and harvested.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
• (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
• (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Hint:

Remember the timeline for fallow lands:

\textbf{Current Fallow:} $\leq$ 1 year
\textbf{Fallow other than Current:} 1 to 5 years
\textbf{Culturable Wasteland:} > 5 years
This timeline is a key to solving such matching questions.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
This question requires matching official land-use categories in India with their precise definitions, particularly related to the duration of time land is left uncultivated (fallow).
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
Let's match each category with its definition:


(A) Culturable Waste Land: This refers to land that is capable of being cultivated but has not been for a long period. The official definition is land left uncultivated for (II) more than five years.
(B) Current Fallow: This is land that is temporarily out of cultivation to allow it to recover its fertility. The period is short, defined as (I) one or less than one agricultural year.
(C) Fallow other than Current Fallow: This is land left uncultivated for an intermediate period, specifically (IV) for more than one year but less than five years.
(D) Net Sown Area: This is the most straightforward category. It represents the (III) physical extent of land on which crops are actually sown and harvested in a given agricultural year.
The correct matches are: A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III.
Step 3: Final Answer:
The combination that correctly matches all categories is given in option (1).