Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. The National Wasteland Development Board in India comes under the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
  2. The Integrate Wasteland Development Project Scheme has taken up the development of forest wastelands.
  3. Cultivable waste lands include laterite lands.
  4. Uncultivable wastelands include surface water logged and saline lands.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 3

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 1, 3 and 4

  4. All of the statements
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is wrong as the National Wasteland Development Board comes under the Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment. Wasteland is the land that is adversely affected by water erosion, wind erosion, shift cultivation, etc. Statement 2 is wrong as the Integrated Wasteland Development Project is for the development of non-forest wastelands. Statement 3 is correct as there are two types of wastelands:

  1. Cultivable wastelands that include surface water logged laterite and saline lands.
  2. Uncultivable lands that include rocky lands and snow capped mountains. Statement 4 is wrong as stated in above reason. Hence, only statement 3 is correct and therefore, the correct option is 1.

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