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What happened as a result of the decline in production of pulses in Punjab after the 1950s?

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The per capita consumption of pulses decreased.
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The per capita consumption of pulses increased.
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The per capita consumption of pulses remained the same.
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The per capita requirement of pulses increased.
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The correct option is A The per capita consumption of pulses decreased.
In 1960–1961, pulses were cultivated on 9.3 lakh hectares of land in Punjab. This number declined to nearly 95000 hectares by 1997-1998. Due to this, the per capita consumption saw a decline. It went from 175 gm per day in 1960-61 to only 10 gm per day in 1997-98.

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