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Which one of the following is NOT a land-use category?

Exercise: EXERCISES | Q: 1(i) | (Page Page 19)
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Explanation

According to the provided context, the land-use categories maintained in Land Revenue Records include Forests, Barren and Wastelands, Land put to Non-agricultural Uses, Area under Permanent Pastures and Grazing Lands, Area under Miscellaneous Tree Crops and Groves, and Culturable Wasteland. The text explicitly mentions 'Net Area Sown' in category (v) and 'Culturable Wasteland' as category (vi). It also refers to 'fallow' land in the description of Culturable Wasteland. However, 'Marginal land' is not mentioned in the provided text as a land-use category.

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Identify the land-use categories listed in the text: Forests, Barren and Wastelands, Land put to Non-agricultural Uses, Area under Permanent Pastures and Grazing Lands, Area under Miscellaneous Tree Crops and Groves, and Culturable Wasteland.

  2. Step 2: Verify the options against the text. 'Culturable Wasteland' is listed as category (vi). 'Net Area Sown' is mentioned in category (v). 'Fallow land' is mentioned in the context of category (vi).

  3. Step 3: Determine that 'Marginal land' does not appear in the provided list of land-use categories.

  4. Step 4: Conclude that Option (B) is the correct answer.