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UPSC 2006: Assertion (A): The percentage of net sown area in the total area of Andhra Pradesh is less as compared to that of West Bengal. Reason (R): The soil of most of Andhra Pradesh is laterite.
(a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c)A is true but R is false
(d)A is false but R is true
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) A is true but R is false
West Bengal has a very high cropping intensity; even in recent data its net sown area exceeds 55 % of the geographical area, whereas Andhra Pradesh’s net sown area is around 37-40 %. Hence A is true. The dominant soils in most of Andhra Pradesh are red and black; laterites occur only in limited coastal/ghat belts, so R is false. Therefore option (c) is right. ([sarthaks.com](https://www.sarthaks.com/2668176/andhra-pradesh-what-the-percentage-net-area-sown-the-total-geographical-area-the-state-2017?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2006, GS Paper 1, as Question 21. It falls under Geography > Indian Agriculture & Land Use.
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