As per the NSSO 70th Round "Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households", consider the following statements:1.Rajasthan has the highest percentage share of agricultural households among its rural households.2.Out of the total agricultural households in the country, a little over 60 percent belong to OBCs.3.In Kerala, a little over 60 percent of agricultural households reported to have received maximum income from source other than agricultural activities.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A

   2 and 3 only

   (a) 2 and 3 only. Statement 3 on Kerala is right, but statement 2 is not: OBC agricultural households were well below 60 percent of the all-India total in the NSSO 70th Round (closer to about 45 percent). Pairing a wrong OBC share with Kerala keeps this code off the key.

2. B

   2 only

   (b) 2 only. The 60 percent OBC claim is incorrect. A single false statement cannot be the key.

3. C

   1 and 3 only

   (c) 1 and 3 only. (c) Official key: Rajasthan had the highest share of agricultural households among rural households. In Kerala a little over 60 percent of agricultural households reported maximum income from non-agricultural sources. Statement 2 overstates the OBC share, so 1 and 3 only is the stored key.

4. D

   1, 2 and 3

   (d) 1, 2 and 3. Statement 2 is false, so the all-correct option is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (c) 1 and 3 only. The NSSO 70th Round Situation Assessment Survey put Rajasthan at the top for the rural share of agricultural households and recorded Kerala’s heavy non-farm income dependence. The claim that a little over 60 percent of agricultural households were OBC is wrong. Honour the stored letter (c).