Consider the following statements:

Question

1. India has more arable area than China.

2. The proportion of irrigated land in India is higher than that in China.

3. The population density in India is higher than that in China.

How many of the above statements are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

Answer 1

Answer: (b) Only two

 India is more than three times more dense than China as population density of India is 464 person per square km compare to 153 of China.

India : agricultural land: 60.5% (2018 est.) and arable land: 52.8% (2018 est.) Irrigated land : 667,000 sq km (2012)

China : agricultural land: 54.7% (2018 est.) and arable land: 11.3% (2018 est.) Irrigated land : 690,070 sq km (2012)