UPSC PRELIMS · GEOGRAPHY · AGRICULTURE — PULSES
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?
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EXPLANATION
Black gram is grown in both kharif and rabi seasons; green gram is not nearly half of total pulse production, and rabi pulse production has not followed the stated decline.
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