Question

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.

• A. 7 acres, 8 acres, 14 acres
• B. 7 acres, 8 acres, 9 acres
• C. 14 acres, 7 acres, 7 acres
• D. 14 acres, 6 acres, 14 acres

Answer 1

The correct option is B 7 acres, 8 acres, 9 acres

The net sown area is the total amount of area used to grow crops in a given year. The areas that are left uncultivated for one agricultural year or lesser is termed as current fallow land.

Gross cropped Area = Net Sown Area + area sown more than once in an agricultural year

From the above definitions, we can conclude Tejas's:
Net sown area = 7 acres
Current fallow land = 20- (7+5)= 8 acres
Gross cropped area = 7+2= 9 acres