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GS Geography Physical Geography of World
Q.

The land which is not cultivated every year though it is suitable for cultivation:

Explanation:

ANS. (D) 
Cultivable Wasteland refers to lands that are cultivable but not cultivated for more than five years. It comprises all lands available for cultivation, but not taken up for cultivation. Next to fallow lands, cultivable wastelands are important for agricultural purposes because they can be reclaimed through conservational practices or cultivation or grazing or agro-forestry.

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