Which of the following statements relating to Indian agriculture is/are correct ? 1. India has the Worlds largest cropped area. 2. Cropping pattern is dominated by cereal crop. 3. The average size of an Indian farm holding is too small for several agricul

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Q: 41 (CDS-II/2014)

Which of the following statements relating to Indian agriculture is/are correct ?
1. India has the World’s largest cropped area.
2. Cropping pattern is dominated by cereal crop.
3. The average size of an Indian farm holding is too small for several agricultural operations.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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0,44,51,8,8,42,37

keywords: 

{'indian agriculture': [3, 0, 2, 4], 'several agricultural operations': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'largest cropped area': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'indian farm holding': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'cereal crop': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'cropping pattern': [1, 0, 1, 1], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'average size': [0, 1, 0, 2]}

The correct answer is option 4, which means that all of the statements provided in the options are correct.

Statement 1: India has the world’s largest cropped area. This means that India has the most amount of land used for cultivating crops in the world. This statement is correct.

Statement 2: The cropping pattern in India is dominated by cereal crops. This means that a large proportion of the crops grown in India are cereal crops such as rice, wheat, and maize. This statement is also correct.

Statement 3: The average size of an Indian farm holding is too small for several agricultural operations. This means that the average size of farms in India is relatively small, which can limit the implementation of certain agricultural operations. This statement is also correct.

Therefore, all three statements provided in the options are correct, making option 4 the correct answer.