Which of the following statements with regard to the land-use situation in India is/are correct? 1. There has been a tremendous decline in area under forest in recent years. 2. The rate of increase in land use in recent years is the highest in case of are

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Q: 42 (CDS-II/2018)

Which of the following statements with regard to the land-use situation in India is/are correct?
1. There has been a tremendous decline in area under forest in recent years.
2. The rate of increase in land use in recent years is the highest in case of area under non-agricultural use.
3. Land use such as barren and wasteland, area under pastures and tree crops have experienced decline in recent years.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

CDS-II

stats: 

0,20,19,3,7,20,9

keywords: 

{'land use': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'land': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'tree crops': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'area': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'decline': [1, 0, 4, 11], 'tremendous decline': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'forest': [9, 1, 6, 21], 'use situation': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'pastures': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'increase': [3, 1, 10, 35]}

The correct answer for this question is option 3, which means statements 2 and 3 are correct. Let`s analyze each option to understand why.

Option 1 states that there has been a tremendous decline in the area under the forest in recent years. This statement is not correct because, according to the question, we are asked to choose correct statements. However, option 1 is incorrect because it contradicts statement 1, which says there has been a decline in the area under the forest.

Option 2 states that the rate of increase in land use in recent years is the highest in the case of the area under non-agricultural use. This statement is correct according to the question. It means that in recent years, land use has increased the most in non-agricultural areas.

Option 3 states that the land use such as barren and wasteland, area under pastures, and tree crops have experienced a decline in recent years. This statement is correct according to the question. It means that in recent years, the use of land in barren and wasteland areas, as well as areas under pastures and tree crops, has decreased.

To summarize, option 1 is incorrect, option 2 is correct, and option 3 is correct. Therefore