Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

Gross Cropped Area: Area sown more than once in an agricultural year, added to the Net Sown Area, is called Gross Cropped Area.

Difference: Net Sown Area (NSA) is the physical extent of land on which crops are sown and harvested (counted once). Gross Cropped Area counts land sown multiple times in a year, so it is always equal to or greater than NSA.

Source: Resources and Development, Land Utilisation

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• The key formula to remember: GCA = NSA + area sown more than once.
• Examiners expect a clear definition of both terms and a stated difference (the "counted more than once" aspect).
• Do not confuse NSA with total geographical area — NSA is only the actually cultivated physical land.