UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2019

Among the agricultural commodities imported by India, which one of the following accounts for the highest imports in terms of value in the last five years?

  1. Spices
  2. Fresh fruits
  3. Pulses
  4. Vegetable oils

Answer

Correct Answer

Vegetable oils

Explanation

Vegetable (edible) oils - mainly palm, soybean and sunflower oil - make up the largest share of India's agricultural imports by value.

Topics: agricultural trade, agriculture, indian economy, major agricultural imports