UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2020

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.

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 2 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1 only

Explanation

Black gram (urad) is grown in both kharif and rabi seasons. Gram (chana), not green gram, is the largest pulse (about 40%), and rabi pulse output has risen over the decades, so statements 2 and 3 are wrong.

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