Consider two countries X and Y having equal amount of net cultivated area and equal population size ...........

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Consider two countries X and Y having equal amount of net cultivated area and equal population size. Farming in country X is highly mechanised and it has lesser number of agricultural population compared to country Y. In this context consider the following statements:

1. Physiological density in country X is higher than country Y.

2. Agricultural density in country X is higher than country Y.

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:

The physiological density is the number of people per unit area of net cultivated area.
Physiological density = total population / net cultivated area

The agricultural density is the number of farmers per unit area of net cultivated area.

Agricultural density = total agricultural population / net cultivable area

Agricultural population includes cultivators and agricultural labourers and their family members,
Statement 1 is not correct: Physiological density is same in both countries as their population and net cultivated area are same.
Statement 2 is not correct: Agricultural density in country X is lower than country Y as it is highly mechanised and has lesser number of agricultural population for same amount of net cultivable area.