{"id":1019,"date":"2023-06-19T13:03:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T07:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:13:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:43:49","slug":"q-as-per-the-nsso-70th-round-situation-assessment-survey-of-agricultural-households-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-as-per-the-nsso-70th-round-situation-assessment-survey-of-agricultural-households-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Q. As per the NSSO 70th\u00a0Round \u201cSituation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households\u201d, consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Rajasthan has the highest percentage share of agricultural households<\/strong> among its rural households.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Out of the total agricultural households in the country, a little over 60 percent belong to OBCs.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. In Kerala, a little over 60 percent <\/strong>of agricultural households reported to have received maximum income from sources other than agricultural activities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • According to the NSSO 70th<\/sup> Round \u201cSituation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households\u201d<\/strong>, Rajasthan<\/strong> had the highest percentage of agricultural households<\/strong> (78.4 percent) among its rural households followed by Uttar Pradesh (74.8 percent) and Madhya Pradesh (70.8 percent).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • As per the survey, about 45 percent<\/strong> out of the total agricultural households in the country belonged to Other Backward Classes<\/strong> (OBC). About 16 percent<\/strong> of agricultural households were from Scheduled Castes (SC)<\/strong> and 13 percent<\/strong> were from Scheduled Tribes (ST)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Agricultural activity (cultivation, livestock, and other agricultural activities) was reported to be the principal source of income for the majority of the households in all the major States, except Kerala <\/strong>where about 61 percent of the agricultural households<\/strong> reported to have earned maximum income from sources other than agricultural activities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n