Question 4171
Select from the options given below, correct sequence in increasing order of agricultural intensity among the various States in India:
Answer
Maharashtra → Assam → Bihar → Uttar Pradesh
Why?
Agricultural intensity: Agricultural intensification is a process of raising land productivity over time through increases in inputs of one form or another on a per unit area basis. It is the average annual number of crop harvests on the same field each year, is calculated as the ratio of the sum of the area harvested per year to total cropland. It is defined as the ratio of inputs and outputs within an agricultural system The formula is, Cropping intensity = (Gross cropped area/net cropped area) * 100 State Agricultural intensity (%) Maharashtra 134.3 Assam 145.4 Bihar 146.3 Uttar Pradesh 156.5 India 142.0 Therefore the correct sequence is Maharashtra → Assam → Bihar → Uttar Pradesh
