{"id":85840,"date":"2025-06-01T03:29:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85840"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:29:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:29:20","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-land-use-situatio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-land-use-situatio\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements with regard to the land-use situatio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements with regard to the land-use situation in India is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. There has been a tremendous decline in area under forest in recent years.<\/li>\n<li>2. The rate of increase in land use in recent years is the highest in case of area under non-agricultural use.<\/li>\n<li>3. Land use such as barren and wasteland, area under pastures and tree crops have experienced decline in recent years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is C) 2 and 3 only.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect because official reports like the Forest Survey of India have generally shown an increase or stabilization in India&#8217;s forest and tree cover in recent decades, rather than a &#8220;tremendous decline.&#8221; Statement 2 is correct; with increasing urbanization, industrialization, and infrastructure development, the area under non-agricultural uses (such as buildings, roads, factories) has been expanding significantly. Statement 3 is generally correct as trends in land use data show declines in area under categories like pastures and miscellaneous tree crops\/groves over the years, partly due to encroachment, conversion to other uses, or changes in reporting. Barren and unculturable wasteland area has also seen a decline due to reclamation efforts.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nLand-use statistics in India are compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Major land-use categories include forests, area under non-agricultural use, barren and unculturable land, permanent pastures and other grazing lands, area under tree crops and groves (not included in Net Sown Area), culturable wasteland, fallow lands, and net sown area. Analyzing long-term trends reveals shifts between these categories driven by population growth, economic development, policies, and environmental factors.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements with regard to the land-use situation in India is\/are correct? 1. There has been a tremendous decline in area under forest in recent years. 2. The rate of increase in land use in recent years is the highest in case of area under non-agricultural use. 3. Land use such as &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following statements with regard to the land-use situatio\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-land-use-situatio\/#more-85840\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following statements with regard to the land-use situatio<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088],"tags":[1114,1131,1115],"class_list":["post-85840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-2","tag-1114","tag-indian-geography","tag-miscellaneous","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which of the following statements with regard to the land-use situatio<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is C) 2 and 3 only. Statement 1 is incorrect because official reports like the Forest Survey of India have generally shown an increase or stabilization in India&#039;s forest and tree cover in recent decades, rather than a &quot;tremendous decline.&quot; Statement 2 is correct; with increasing urbanization, industrialization, and infrastructure development, the area under non-agricultural uses (such as buildings, roads, factories) has been expanding significantly. Statement 3 is generally correct as trends in land use data show declines in area under categories like pastures and miscellaneous tree crops\/groves over the years, partly due to encroachment, conversion to other uses, or changes in reporting. 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