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Topic Land use classification
Asked 8 times across 3 UPSC exams over 6 years (2020–2026), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 4 of 8 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 5 years (2020–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2020 → CDS 2020 → GEO 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (8 of 8) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2026
As per the land-use categories in the Land Revenue Records of India, "a cultivable land which is left uncultivated for more than a year but less than 5 years" is called
- A current fallow
- B fallow, other than current fallow ✓
- C barren land
- D culturable wasteland
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
NDA2025
As per the Land Revenue Records, any land is categorized as Culturable Waste-Land if it is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than
- A 2 years
- B 3 years
- C 4 years
- D 5 years ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Agriculture › Agri Economy & Marketing
CDS2024
What is culturable wasteland?
- A Land that has been left fallow in last four years
- B Land that has been left fallow between one and two years
- C Land that has been left fallow for less than one year
- D Land that has been left fallow for more than five years ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
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