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Land Revenue Records maintained in India have categorized land-use into
Options
- A6 categories
- B9 categories
- C15 categories
- D21 categories
Correct answer
B. 9 categories
Step-by-step solution
The land use survey is conducted annually and is based on a 9 -fold classification including i. forests; ii. Area under non-agricultural uses; iii. Barren and uncultivable land; iv. Pastures and other grazing lands; V. Land under miscellaneous tree crops; vi. Culturable waste land; vii. Fallow land other than current fallows; viii. Current fallows; and ix. Net area sown area. The "Land Use and Land Cover" (LULC) data is collected at village level and is later aggregated to higher hierarchical units such as district