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The overall mechanization level in India ranges from

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Compare India's average mechanization with the near-total mechanization in developed farm economies.
  • 20-25 %
  • 40-45 %
  • 55-60 %
  • 75-80 %
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Look at it region by region and then average out. States with intensive mechanized farming, like Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, already use tractors and machines for nearly 80-90% of farm operations.

But large parts of eastern India, the hill states and rainfed regions still depend heavily on bullock power and manual labour, which pulls the national figure down a lot.

When these very different regional numbers are averaged across the whole country, agricultural statistics repeatedly quote India's overall farm mechanization level at roughly 40-45%, well below the 75-80% seen in fully mechanized economies and only a little above the 20-25% mark of very low mechanization.

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