UPSC Prelims · General Studies

Geography

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India: resources, agriculture, industry and transport

Land use and land resources

Nine land-use categories of the Land Revenue records; net sown area and gross cropped area
Changes in land use: rise of non-agricultural land, fall of pasture and culturable waste
Cropping intensity, current and other fallows
India versus China: India has more arable land; China has a higher irrigated share and higher yields
Common property resources and their decline