As per the NSSO 70th Round “Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households”, consider the following statements:
- Rajasthan has the highest percentage share of agricultural households among its rural households.
- Out of the total agricultural households in the country, a little over 60 percent belong to OBCs.
- In Kerala, a little over 60 percent of agricultural households reported to have received maximum income from sources other than agricultural activities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
2 and 3 only
2 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
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UPSC IAS – 2018
Statement 2 is incorrect: Out of the total agricultural households in the country, OBCs constituted 44.8%, not over 60%.
Statement 3 is correct: In Kerala, for 61.2% of agricultural households, the major source of income was from ‘wage/salary earnings’ (which falls under non-agricultural activities), indicating that a little over 60% received maximum income from sources other than agricultural activities.
– Rajasthan had the highest proportion of agricultural households in rural areas.
– OBCs are a significant but not majority (over 60%) group among agricultural households nationally.
– Kerala’s agricultural households show high dependence on non-agricultural income sources.