Consider the following statements 1 Current Fallow is the land which is left without cultivation for...........

Geography Agriculture

Consider the following statements:

1. Current Fallow is the land which is left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year.

2. Culturable Waste-Land is the land which is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than Ten years. It can be brought under cultivation after improving it through reclamation practices.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

only 1 is correct

Culturable Waste-Land is the land which is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than five years It can be brought under cultivation after improving it through reclamation practices.

Current Fallow is the land which is left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year. Fallowing is a cultural practice adopted for giving the land rest. The land recoups the lost fertility through natural processes.
Barren and Wastelands : The land which may be classified as a wasteland such as barren hilly terrains, desert lands, ravines, etc. normally cannot be brought under cultivation with the available technology .
Area under Permanent Pastures and Grazing Lands : Most of this type land is owned by the village ‘Panchayat’ or the Government. Only a small proportion of this land is privately owned. The land owned by the village panchayat comes under ‘Common Property Resources’.