2004 · Q70
70. Consider the following statements :
- 1In India, intensity of cropping is high in the States of the peninsular plateau.
- 2In India, the States of Punjab and Haryana have the highest proportion of the net sown area to total geographical area.
- 3South-west Monsoon season is termed as the Kharif season of crops.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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- A2 and 3
- B1 and 2
- C1 and 3
- D1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Statement 1 is false: cropping intensity is highest in the Indo-Gangetic plains (Punjab, Haryana, western UP), not in the peninsular plateau states. Statement 2 is correct: Punjab (about 83%) and Haryana have the highest proportion of net sown area to total geographical area. Statement 3 is correct: the South-West Monsoon season (June–October) is the Kharif cropping season. Hence 2 and 3.