{"id":32535,"date":"2024-03-06T08:01:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T08:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=32535"},"modified":"2024-03-06T08:01:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T08:01:20","slug":"upsc-prelims-2018-question-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2018-question-3\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2018 &#8211; Question 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-prelims-test-series?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-%20PTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Prelims-Test-Series-eng-and-hindi-1280\u00d7330.svg\" alt=\"UPSC Prelims Mock Test - ECONOMY 2\" class=\"wp-image-24924\" width=\"779\" height=\"199\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is Question No. 3 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e78a4904f1c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e78a4904f1c\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2018-question-3\/#Q3_As_per_the_NSSO_70th_Round_%E2%80%9CSituation_Assessment_Survey_of_Agricultural_Households%E2%80%9D_consider_the_following_Statement\" title=\"Q3. As per the NSSO 70th Round &#8220;Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households&#8221;, consider the following Statement\">Q3. As per the NSSO 70th Round &#8220;Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households&#8221;, consider the following Statement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q3_As_per_the_NSSO_70th_Round_%E2%80%9CSituation_Assessment_Survey_of_Agricultural_Households%E2%80%9D_consider_the_following_Statement\"><\/span>Q3. As per the NSSO 70th Round &#8220;Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural<br>Households&#8221;, consider the following Statement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rajasthan has the highest percentage share of agricultural households among its rural households.<\/li><li>Out of the total agricultural households in the country, a little over 60 percent belong to OBCs.<\/li><li>In Kerala, a little over 60 percent of agricultural households are reported to have received maximum income from sources other than agricultural activities.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<br>(a) 2 and 3 only<br>(b) 2 only<br>(c) 1 and 3 only<br>(d) 1, 2 and 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer: C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The situation assessment survey of agricultural households is conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). It is a detailed socio-economic survey of farmer households and is the only large-scale survey that focuses specifically on estimating household crop income in India.<\/li><li><strong>Statement 1 is correct:<\/strong> As per the survey, Rajasthan had the highest percentage of agricultural households (78.4 percent) among its rural households and the least percentage stood for Kerala (27.3 percent).<\/li><li><strong>Statement 2 is not correct:<\/strong> Out of the total estimated agricultural households in the country, about 45 percent belonged to Other Backward Classes (OBCs).<\/li><li><strong>Statement 3 is correct: <\/strong>Agricultural activity (cultivation, livestock and other agricultural activities) was reported to be the principal source of income for the majority of the agricultural households in all the major States, except Kerala where about 61 percent of the agricultural households reported to have received maximum income from sources other than agricultural activities<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/free-resources-for-upsc?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=Resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42398 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18-585x137.png 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/300;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For UPSC Prelims Resources,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc-cse-prelims-resource-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Daily Updates and Study Material:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our Telegram Channel \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/WithEdukemy4IAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edukemy for IAS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. 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