Question

______ is land which is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than five years and can be brought under cultivation after improving it through reclamation practices.
1. Permanent pastures
2. Current fallow
3. Forest land
4. Culturable wasteland

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Culturable wasteland

The correct answer is Culturable wasteland.

• Culturable Waste-Land: Any land which is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than five years is included in this category.
  • It can be brought under cultivation after improving it through reclamation practices.
• If the land is left uncultivated for more than five years, it would be categorized as culturable wasteland.

• Permanent Pastures and Grazing Lands: Most of this type of land is owned by the village ‘Panchayat’ or the Government. Only a small proportion of this land is privately owned.
  • The land owned by the village panchayat comes under ‘Common Property Resources’.
• Current Fallow: This is the land that is left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year.
  • Fallowing is a cultural practice adopted for giving the land rest. The land recoups lost fertility through natural processes.