{"id":91735,"date":"2025-06-01T11:04:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91735"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:04:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:04:37","slug":"with-reference-to-pulse-production-in-india-consider-the-following-st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-pulse-production-in-india-consider-the-following-st\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following st"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Black gram can be cultivated as both kharif and rabi crop.<\/li>\n<li>2. Green-gram alone accounts for nearly half of pulse production.<\/li>\n<li>3. In the last three decades, while the production of kharif pulses has increased, the production of rabi pulses has decreased.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 and 3 are incorrect.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">Black gram (Urad) is a flexible crop grown in both Kharif (monsoon) and Rabi (winter) seasons depending on the region. Green gram (Moong) is important but does not constitute half of the total pulse production; other pulses like Chickpea (Gram) and Pigeonpea (Arhar) are also major contributors. Over the last three decades, overall pulse production in India has generally increased for both Kharif and Rabi seasons, driven by factors like increased Minimum Support Price (MSP) and improved varieties, although annual variations exist.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">India is the largest producer, consumer, and importer of pulses in the world. Major Kharif pulses include Arhar (Pigeonpea), Urad (Black gram), and Moong (Green gram). Major Rabi pulses include Gram (Chickpea), Lentil (Masoor), and Peas.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following st\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-pulse-production-in-india-consider-the-following-st\/#more-91735\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following st<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1288,1131,1481],"class_list":["post-91735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1288","tag-indian-geography","tag-pulses","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following st<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 1 is correct. 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