(i) Which are the land uses of 1990-91 that show decline in 2010-11? What could be reasons for this?

Question

Study the Figure and answer the following questions:

(i) Which are the land uses of 1990-91 that show decline in 2010-11? What could be reasons for this?

(ii) Which type of land use is the maximum? What would be the impact of this on India’s environment?

(iii) Can a decline in the area under agriculture equated with food shortage?

Answer 1

(i) Total agricultural land use and other non-agricultural land use of 1990-91 show decline in 2010-11. Increased urbanisation could be reason for this

(ii) Agricultural land use is the maximum. It indicates that India is an agrarian country and its environment is comparatively more natural.

(iii) A decline in the area under agriculture cannot be equated with food shortage. With modern technology, the maximum agricultural food production can be undertaken in limited areas.