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UPPCS Prelims 2024 · GS Paper I: Consider the following statements with reference to Upper Gangetic agro-climatic region :1. This region…

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UPPCS Prelims 2024 · GS Paper I

Consider the following statements with reference to Upper Gangetic agro-climatic region :

  • 1. This region encompasses central and western Uttar Pradesh.
  • 2. This region has more than 130% irrigation intensity and 140% cropping intensity.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

Answer (a) & explanation

Option (a), both, is correct. Statement 1 is right: in the Planning Commission's 15 agro-climatic regions (1989), the Upper Gangetic Plain region covers central and western Uttar Pradesh and the Hardwar and Udham Singh Nagar areas of Uttarakhand. Statement 2 is right: it is a highly irrigated area, using canals such as the Upper and Lower Ganga canals and tubewells, with irrigation intensity above 130% and cropping intensity around 140% or more. Wheat, rice, sugarcane and potato are the main crops. Concept: the 15 regions start with the Western Himalayan region and include the Lower, Middle and Trans-Gangetic plains. UP falls in three Gangetic regions and the Central Plateau region (Bundelkhand).

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Upper Gangetic region = central and western UP, highly irrigated.

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