Any land that is left fallow for more than five years is termed as
- (a)Current fallow
- (b)Fallow other than current fallow
- (c)Culturable waste land
- (d)Barren and waste land
Correct — C, Culturable waste land. In India's nine-fold land-use classification, land that has been left uncultivated for MORE than five years — but is still fit for cultivation — is classed as 'culturable waste land'. Land lying fallow only for the current year is 'current fallow', and land fallow for one to five years is 'fallow other than current fallow'; the plot moves into the culturable-waste category once the gap exceeds five years.
- (a)Current fallow — 'Current fallow' is land left uncultivated for only the current agricultural year (about one year), not more than five years.
- (b)Fallow other than current fallow — This 'old fallow' category covers land left uncultivated for one to five years; beyond five years it is reclassified as culturable waste land.
- (d)Barren and waste land — Barren and unculturable waste land CANNOT be brought under cultivation at all (deserts, rocky or hilly terrain). The land in the question is still culturable, so it is not 'barren'.
India's land-use statistics use a nine-fold classification. Three of the categories are distinguished purely by how long a piece of arable land has been left fallow: current fallow (this year), fallow other than current fallow / old fallow (1-5 years), and culturable waste land (more than 5 years, but still cultivable). Barren and unculturable waste land is a separate category — land that cannot be cultivated at all.
The whole item turns on duration: one year = current fallow; one-to-five years = old fallow; over five years = culturable waste land. 'Barren and waste land' is the trap for anyone who reads 'waste' without noticing the land is still culturable.
- Current fallow — land left uncultivated for the current agricultural year (about one year).
- Fallow other than current fallow — land left uncultivated for one to five years.
- Culturable waste land — cultivable land left uncultivated for more than five years.
- Barren and unculturable waste land — land that cannot be cultivated at all (deserts, rocky/hilly, snow-covered).
- Culturable waste (still cultivable) vs barren waste (not cultivable) — do not merge them.
- Current fallow (one year) vs fallow other than current fallow (one to five years).
Definition-matching inside the land-use classification, keyed on the length of the fallow period.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Land left uncultivated for a period of one to five years is classified as:
- (a)Current fallow
- (b)Fallow other than current fallow
- (c)Culturable waste land
- (d)Net sown area
Answer(b) Fallow other than current fallow (old fallow).
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which category refers to land that cannot be brought under cultivation at all?
- (a)Culturable waste land
- (b)Current fallow
- (c)Barren and unculturable waste land
- (d)Permanent pasture
Answer(c) Barren and unculturable waste land.