Q10 of 47 Page 1

Study the given diagram carefully and answer the questions that follow :


(i) Which land use category has shown the highest increasing trend? What percentage in the reporting area has increased in that category, during the given period?


(ii) Explain any two reasons responsible for the increasing trend in that category.

(i) The rate of increase is the highest in case of the area under non-agricultural uses. The change was accounted for 4%.


(ii) • Changing the structure of the Indian economy, which is increasingly depending on the contribution from industrial and services sectors and the expansion of related infrastructural facilities.


• Expansion of area under both urban and rural settlements has added to the increase.


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