Q68. Consider the following statements related to oil seeds production in India.
1. India is the largest producer of oilseeds in the world.
2. Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of groundnut.
3. Maharashtra is the leading producer of oils in country followed by Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
4. Due to growing demands of oil seeds and stagnation in their production, the import of edible oils has increased in recent times.
Which among the following statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Q68. Consider the following statements related to oil seeds production in India.
1. India is the largest producer of oilseeds in the world.
2. Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of groundnut.
3. Maharashtra is the leading producer of oils in country followed by Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
4. Due to growing demands of oil seeds and stagnation in their production, the import of edible oils has increased in recent times.
Which among the following statement(s) given above is/are correct?
The correct option is A (a) Only 1, 2 and 4
Oil Seeds
1. India is the largest producer of oilseeds in the world. Different oil seeds are grown covering approximately 12 per cent of the total cropped area of the country.
2. Main oil-seeds produced in India are groundnut, mustard, coconut, sesamum (til), soyabean, castor seeds, cotton seeds, linseed and sunflower.
3. Most of these are edible and used as cooking mediums. However, some of these are also used as raw material in the production of soap, cosmetics and ointments.
4. Groundnut is a kharif crop and accounts for about half of the major oilseeds produced in the country. Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of groundnut followed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
5. Linseed and mustard (Sarson) are rabi crops. Sesamum is a kharif crop in north and rabi crop in south India. Castor seed is grown both as rabi and kharif crop.
6. Madhya Pradesh is the leading producer of oils (area 22.65%, production 19.90% of India) in country followed by Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. These five states together tribute two-third of the area and the production seeds in the country.
7. Among the seeds, groundnut occupies 28 per cent of total area and 29 percent of total production of oil seeds in the country followed by rapeseed and mustard (211 26%), soyabean (28% and 29%) and sunflower (4%).
8. Due to growing demands of oil seeds and stagnation in their production, the import of edible oils has increased in recent times.
(a) Only 1, 2 and 4
Oil Seeds
1. India is the largest producer of oilseeds in the world. Different oil seeds are grown covering approximately 12 per cent of the total cropped area of the country.
2. Main oil-seeds produced in India are groundnut, mustard, coconut, sesamum (til), soyabean, castor seeds, cotton seeds, linseed and sunflower.
3. Most of these are edible and used as cooking mediums. However, some of these are also used as raw material in the production of soap, cosmetics and ointments.
4. Groundnut is a kharif crop and accounts for about half of the major oilseeds produced in the country. Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of groundnut followed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
5. Linseed and mustard (Sarson) are rabi crops. Sesamum is a kharif crop in north and rabi crop in south India. Castor seed is grown both as rabi and kharif crop.
6. Madhya Pradesh is the leading producer of oils (area 22.65%, production 19.90% of India) in country followed by Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. These five states together tribute two-third of the area and the production seeds in the country.
7. Among the seeds, groundnut occupies 28 per cent of total area and 29 percent of total production of oil seeds in the country followed by rapeseed and mustard (211 26%), soyabean (28% and 29%) and sunflower (4%).
8. Due to growing demands of oil seeds and stagnation in their production, the import of edible oils has increased in recent times.
