{"id":91528,"date":"2025-06-01T10:59:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91528"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:59:25","slug":"as-per-the-nsso-70th-round-situation-assessment-survey-of-agricultura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/as-per-the-nsso-70th-round-situation-assessment-survey-of-agricultura\/","title":{"rendered":"As per the NSSO 70th Round \u201cSituation Assessment Survey of Agricultura"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As per the NSSO 70th Round \u201cSituation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households\u201d, consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rajasthan has the highest percentage share of agricultural households among its rural households.<\/li>\n<li>Out of the total agricultural households in the country, a little over 60 percent belong to OBCs.<\/li>\n<li>In Kerala, a little over 60 percent of agricultural households reported to have received maximum income from sources other than agricultural activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 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 IAS &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nAccording to the NSSO 70th Round &#8220;Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households&#8221; (2013), Statement 1 is correct: Rajasthan had the highest percentage share of agricultural households among its rural households (78.4%).<br \/>\nStatement 2 is incorrect: Out of the total agricultural households in the country, OBCs constituted 44.8%, not over 60%.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is correct: In Kerala, for 61.2% of agricultural households, the major source of income was from &#8216;wage\/salary earnings&#8217; (which falls under non-agricultural activities), indicating that a little over 60% received maximum income from sources other than agricultural activities.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; NSSO 70th Round survey provides data on the socio-economic conditions of agricultural households.<br \/>\n&#8211; Rajasthan had the highest proportion of agricultural households in rural areas.<br \/>\n&#8211; OBCs are a significant but not majority (over 60%) group among agricultural households nationally.<br \/>\n&#8211; Kerala&#8217;s agricultural households show high dependence on non-agricultural income sources.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nAgricultural household is defined in the survey as a household having at least one member self-employed in agriculture either in principal or subsidiary status and having a total value of produce of at least Rs 3000 during the last 365 days.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As per the NSSO 70th Round \u201cSituation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households\u201d, 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. 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Statement 3 is correct: In Kerala, for 61.2% of agricultural households, the major source of income was from &#039;wage\/salary earnings&#039; (which falls under non-agricultural activities), indicating that a little over 60% received maximum income from sources other than agricultural activities. - NSSO 70th Round survey provides data on the socio-economic conditions of agricultural households. - 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&#039;s agricultural households show high dependence on non-agricultural income sources.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/as-per-the-nsso-70th-round-situation-assessment-survey-of-agricultura\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"As per the NSSO 70th Round \u201cSituation Assessment Survey of Agricultura\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"According to the NSSO 70th Round &quot;Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households&quot; (2013), Statement 1 is correct: Rajasthan had the highest percentage share of agricultural households among its rural households (78.4%). 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Statement 3 is correct: In Kerala, for 61.2% of agricultural households, the major source of income was from &#039;wage\/salary earnings&#039; (which falls under non-agricultural activities), indicating that a little over 60% received maximum income from sources other than agricultural activities. - NSSO 70th Round survey provides data on the socio-economic conditions of agricultural households. - 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&#039;s agricultural households show high dependence on non-agricultural income sources.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/as-per-the-nsso-70th-round-situation-assessment-survey-of-agricultura\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T10:59:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"As per the NSSO 70th Round \u201cSituation Assessment Survey of Agricultura","description":"According to the NSSO 70th Round \"Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households\" (2013), Statement 1 is correct: Rajasthan had the highest percentage share of agricultural households among its rural households (78.4%). 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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. - NSSO 70th Round survey provides data on the socio-economic conditions of agricultural households. - 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.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/as-per-the-nsso-70th-round-situation-assessment-survey-of-agricultura\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"As per the NSSO 70th Round \u201cSituation Assessment Survey of Agricultura","og_description":"According to the NSSO 70th Round \"Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households\" (2013), Statement 1 is correct: Rajasthan had the highest percentage share of agricultural households among its rural households (78.4%). 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