Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following sentences:
1. Black gram (Urad) can be cultivated as both Kharif and rabi crop.
2. Green gram (Moong) alone accounts for nearly half of pulse production in India.
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?

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 and 3
• C. 1 and 3
• D. 3 only

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 only

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> India is the largest producer (25% of global production), consumer (27% of world consumption) and importer (14%) of pulses in the world. Though pulses are grown in both Kharif and Rabi seasons, Rabi pulses contribute more than 60 per cent of the total production.Gram 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.
Black Gram is a pulse that can be grown in both the Kharif and the Rabi seasons.