Q9 · UPPSC current affairs · 5 October 2026 · News · Administrative Recognition of Women Farmers in Maharashtra

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Consider the following statements regarding the administrative recognition of women farmers:1.The state of Maharashtra issued legal and administrative guidelines to formally recognise women engaged in agriculture as farmers independent of land title deeds.2.The 7/12 Extract is a land register document maintained exclusively by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs at the national level.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A Neither 1 nor 2
B Both 1 and 2
C 2 only
D 1 only

Correct answer: (d) 1 only

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct as Maharashtra introduced guidelines recognizing women in agriculture independently of land titles. Statement 2 is incorrect because the 7/12 Extract is maintained by the state's revenue department, not a national-level central ministry like Tribal Affairs.

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