Different Land Use Patterns

Q.

What do you mean by net sown area?

Q.

Define the following terms (a) current fallow land (b) Other than current fallow (c) Culturable wasteland.

Q. Which among the following is a human factor that affects the use of land as a resource?

1. Topography
2. Climate
3. Population density
4. Soil type

Q. According to the National Forest Policy of 1952, forests must constitute of land area for maintenance of ecological balance.

1. 33%
2. 20%
3. 15%

Q. Any land which is left fallow or uncultivated for more than five years is included in the category of ____________.

1. Net sown area
2. Non-agricultural land
3. Barren land
4. Culturable waste land

Q.

Name the highest plateau in the world.

Q.

The most widespread relief feature of India is (1) Mountains (2) Plains (3) Plateaus

Q. The total net sown area covers _______% of the total land area of India.

1. 44.5
2. 45.5
3. 46.5
4. 47.5

Q. Below is the data on the land distribution in India, identify the wrongly matched pair/pairs.
A) Mountains - 35%
B) Plains - 43%
C) Plateau - 22%

1. Only A
2. Only C
3. B and C
4. A and C

Q. What percentage of land in 1960-61 was categorised as barren and waste land in India?

1. 5.50%
2. 20%
3. 18.11%
4. 8%

Q. Cultruable waste land is a type of land that has been:

1. Left uncultivated for more than 5 agricultural years
2. Left without cultivation
   for one or less than one agricultural year
3. Left without cultivation
   for one or less than one agricultural year
4. None of above

Q. Plains constitute about ______ of the land in India.

1. 30%
2. 43%
3. 33%
4. 40%

Q. What is the percentage of mountain coverage in India?

1. 20%
2. 30%
3. 14%
4. 50%

Q.

Distinguish between plateaus and plains.

Q. is defined as the physical extent on land in which crops are grown and harvested.

1. Net Cropped Area
2. Gross Cropped Area
3. Net Sown Area
4. Cultivated Area

Q.

Which of the following is a community-owned resource?

1. Orchards

2. Poultry farm

3. Village grazing lands

4. Plantation

Q. Tejas owns 20 acres of land. In a given year, Tejas used 7 acres of land for farming, 5 acres are pastures used for grazing and the remaining land hasn't been cultivated in over a year. He grew 7 crops out of which two were replanted. Only one crop was grown per acre. Find the net sown area, the area under current fallow lands, and gross cropped area respectively.

1. 7 acres, 8 acres, 14 acres
2. 7 acres, 8 acres, 9 acres
3. 14 acres, 6 acres, 14 acres
4. 14 acres, 7 acres, 7 acres

Q. Which of the following cities is an example of land reclamation?

1. Bengaluru
2. Delhi
3. Hyderabad
4. Mumbai

Q. Pick the odd one out. (Hint: Factors that affect land usage)

1. Topography
2. Climate
3. Technological capability
4. Soil Type

Q.

Which of the following lands can be categorised under ‘current fallow land’?

1. Land which is sown only once in a year

2. Land used for grazing

3. Land used for building houses, roads etc.

4. Land left without cultivation for one or less than one year

Q. Match the following relief features to their respective percentages of land they occupy in India.

1. Plains
2. Mountains
3. Plateaus
4. 27%
5. 30%
6. 43%

Q. The _________ gave birth to many important river systems, like Ganga and Yamuna.

1. Deltas
2. Plateaus
3. Mountains
4. Plains

Q. Which among the following is a human factor that affects the use of land as a resource?

1. Climate
2. Population density
3. Soil type
4. Topography

Q. What are the factors influencing land-use in India?

Q.

give two difference between fallow land and cultivable waste land

Q. Which among the following is a human factor that affects the use of land as a resource?

1. Population density
2. Topography
3. Climate
4. Soil type

Q. Which of the following types of land is capable of sustaining cattle and human life?

1. Fallow land
2. Cultivable land
3. Grazing land
4. Forest land

Q. According to the National Forest Policy of 1952, forests must constitute of land area for maintenance of ecological balance.

1. 33%
2. 20%
3. 15%

Q. is defined as the physical extent on land in which crops are grown and harvested.

1. Net Cropped Area
2. Gross Cropped Area
3. Net Sown Area
4. Cultivated Area

Q. Which among the following land use patterns does not come under the category of "other cultivable land"?

1. Permanent pastures and grazing land
2. Current fallow lands
3. Culturable waste
4. Land under miscellaneous tree crops and groves