Question

Which of the following statements about agricultural land use in India between 1950-51 and 2014-15 is correct based on the table?

Agricultural Land-use Categories	As a percentage of Reporting Area		As a percentage of total cultivable land
	1950-51	2014-15	1950-51	2014-15
Culturable Waste land	8.0	4.0	13.4	6.8
Fallow other than Current Fallow	6.1	3.6	10.2	6.2
Current Fallow	3.7	4.9	6.2	8.4
Net Area Sown	41.7	45.5	70.0	78.4
Total Cultivable Land	59.5	58.0	100.00	100.00

Options

• The percentage of culturable waste land as part of the reporting area decreased from 8.0% to 4.0%.

• The net area sown as a percentage of total cultivable land decreased from 78.4% to 70.0%.

• The percentage of current fallow land as part of the reporting area decreased from 4.9% to 3.7%.

• The total cultivable land as a percentage of the reporting area increased from 58.0% to 59.5%.

Answer 1

The percentage of culturable waste land as part of the reporting area decreased from 8.0% to 4.0%.