As per the NSSO 70th Round “Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households”, consider the following statements :
- 1.Rajasthan has the highest percentage share of agricultural households among its rural households.
- 2.Out of the total agricultural households in the country, a little over 60 percent belong to OBCs.
- 3.In Kerala, a little over 60 percent of agricultural households reported to have received maximum income from sources other than agricultural activities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer: C. Statement 1 is correct: Rajasthan had the highest share of agricultural households in rural households (about 78%). Statement 2 is wrong: OBCs formed about 45% of agricultural households, not over 60%. Statement 3 is correct: in Kerala about 61% of agricultural households earned most income from non-farm sources. So 1 and 3.
Watch for: The OBC figure sounds plausible because OBCs are the largest group, but their share was well under 60%.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the OBC share was about 45%, not over 60%.
- B. Wrong because statement 2 is the false one.
- D. Wrong because statement 2 (OBC share over 60%) is false.
Source to check: NSSO Report No. 576, 'Key Indicators of Situation of Agricultural Households in India', 70th Round (2013), MoSPI
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