Question

Study the following Table carefully and answer the question given below

Production of main crops in india (in million tonnes)
Crops 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 Pulses Oilseeds Rice Sugarcane Wheat Coarse grain Total

20.5	22.4	24.6	23.5	27.8	28.2
32.4	34.6	40.8	42.4	46.8	52.4
80.5	86.4	88.2	92.6	94.2	90.8
140.8	150.2	152.2	160.3	156.4	172.5
130.2	138.4	146.8	141.6	152.2	158.4
45.6	52.8	60.4	62.2	58.2	62.8
450	484.8	513.2	522.8	535.6	565.1

What was the average production of pulse in the given years ?

• A. 26.8 million tonnes
• B. 20.5 million tonnes
• C. 24.5 million tonnes
• D. 22.5 million tonnes

Answer 1

The correct option is C 24.5 million tonnes

Average production of pulse

$=\frac{20.5+22.4+24.6+23.5+27.8+28.2}{6}$

$=\frac{147.0}{6}=24.5milliontonne.$