UPSC Prelims 2020 · Question 66 of 100
UPSC Prelims 2020 question on Pulse Production India
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2020
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectGeography
- TopicAgriculture Geography
- DifficultyHard
- TypeStatement
With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following statements:
1. Black gram can be cultivated as both kharif and rabi crop.
2. Green-gram alone accounts for nearly half of pulse production.
3. In the last three decades, while the production of kharif pulses has increased the production of rabi pulses has decreased.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Show answer
Answer: A. 1 only
Verdict
Correct statement: 1 only → Option (a).
Statement by statement
Statement 1 – CORRECT: Black gram can be cultivated as both kharif and rabi crop. It is consumed in variety of ways across the North to South in preparation of different regular and popular dishes like vada, idli, dosa etc. During kharif, it is cultivated throughout the country. It is best suited to rice fallows during rabi in southern and south-eastern parts of India. Hence statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 – INCORRECT: Gram (Chickpeas) is the most dominant pulse having a share of around 40 per cent in the total production, followed by Tur/Arhar at 15 to 20 per cent and Urad/Black Matpe and Moong at around 8-10 per cent each. Green-gram alone does NOT account for nearly half of pulse production. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
Statement 3 – INCORRECT: The production of pulses for both Rabi and Kharif seasons has increased in the last three decades. Production of Kharif pulses in 2000-01 was 44.48 lakh tonnes which increased to 55.30 lakh tonnes by 2016-17. The production of Rabi pulses has also increased from 66.27 lakh tonnes in 2000-01 to 108.18 lakh tonnes in 2015-16. Both Kharif and Rabi pulse production has increased. Hence statement 3 is not correct.