AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
Net sown area is the physical extent of land on which crops are sown and harvested once. Gross cropped area is net sown area plus area sown more than once in an agricultural year.
Source: Land Utilisation, Chapter 1
The key distinction is the phrase "sown more than once." Net sown area counts each physical piece of land once; gross cropped area counts the same land again if a second crop is grown on it. Examiners expect both definitions stated together, and the relationship (gross = net + area sown more than once) to be clear. The textbook definition is direct — quote or closely paraphrase it.