Context:
India has been facing a problem of persistent shortage in pulses production.
Pulses in India:
- India – World’s largest producer of pulses (about 27% of global production)
- Productivity – 23 million tonnes from an acreage of 30 million hectares (35% of global area)
- Commonly grown under rain-fed condition all over India (77% rainfed)
- Top 6 pulses grown in India: chickpeas (chana), pigeon pea (Arhar/tur dal), urad beans (urad dal), mung beans (moong), lentils (masoor) and peas.
- More than 90% of total pulses production is realised in 10 states – Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Telangana.
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Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
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?
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2020 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
Statement 2 is incorrect. According to the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), the share of pulse production in 2018- 19 was comprised of Tur (15.34%), Gram (43.29%), Moong (green gram,10.04%), Urad (black gram, 13.93%), Lentil (6.67%), and Other Pulses (10%).
Statement 3 is incorrect. In the last three decades, both, the production of kharif pulses and the production of rabi pulses have increased.
