With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following statements: 1. Black gram can be…
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.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 and 3 only
2 only
1, 2 and 3
Solution
Black gram (urad) is grown in both kharif and rabi seasons (1 correct). Gram (chana) accounts for about 40% of pulse production; green-gram is around 8-10% (2 wrong). Both rabi and kharif pulses production has risen over decades (3 wrong). Answer: (a).