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Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] straightforward exam-ready
Net Sown Area as a proportion of total geographical area is highest in which of the following states? (A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Rajasthan (C) Punjab (D) Madhya Pradesh
  1. A Less than 10% of the total area
  2. B About 50% of the total area
  3. C Over 80% of the total area
  4. D Exactly equal to the gross cropped area
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:27 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(C) Over 80% of the total area

Net Sown Area is over 80% of the total area in Punjab (and Haryana), while it is less than 10% in Arunachal Pradesh.

Source: Resources and Development, Land Use Pattern in India

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Explanation

The textbook explicitly states: "It is over 80 per cent of the total area in Punjab and Haryana and less than 10 per cent in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Andaman Nicobar Islands." So the correct option is (C) — the question asks about Punjab, and the matching option is "Over 80% of the total area." Note: Option D (exactly equal to gross cropped area) is factually incorrect as gross cropped area = NSA + area sown more than once.

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