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UPSC Prelims 2019 Paper-1 📅 02 Jun, 2019

With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in India in the last five years, consider the following statements:
1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest.
2. Area under the cultivation of jowar is more than that of oilseeds.
3. Area of cotton cultivation is more than that of sugarcane.
4. Area under sugarcane cultivation has steadily decreased.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A
1 and 3 only
B
2, 3 and 4 only
C
2 and 4 only
D
1, 2, 3 and 4
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UPSC Prelims
2019 • 02 Jun, 2019 • Paper-1
With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in India in the last five years, consider the following statements:
1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest.
2. Area under the cultivation of jowar is more than that of oilseeds.
3. Area of cotton cultivation is more than that of sugarcane.
4. Area under sugarcane cultivation has steadily decreased.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer
1 and 3 only
Statement 1 Analysis: This is correct. Rice serves as the foundational staple crop of India and consistently occupies the absolute largest proportion of the gro......
Ref/Book : UPSC Prelims 2019
Ref. Subject Economy
Chapter -
Ref. Topic Agriculture
Pg. No -
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Statement 1 Analysis ▼
This is correct. Rice serves as the foundational staple crop of India and consistently occupies the absolute largest proportion of the gross cropped area among all cultivated agricultural commodities.
Statement 2 Analysis ▼
This is incorrect. The total cumulative acreage dedicated to various oilseeds cultivation in India vastly and consistently exceeds the limited area allocated to coarse cereals like jowar.
Statement 3 Analysis ▼
This is correct. India aggressively allocates a significantly larger landmass to cotton cultivation (often exceeding 12 million hectares) compared to sugarcane (which typically hovers around a rigid 5 million hectares).
Statement 4 Analysis ▼
This is incorrect. The area under sugarcane cultivation has historically witnessed cyclical fluctuations rather than a steady, continuous decrease; it frequently rebounds dynamically depending on state pricing and annual rainfall.
Conclusion ▼
Statements 1 and 3 alone represent true agricultural trends.
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