Consider the following statements with reference to India: 1. India is the largest consumer of sugar in the world 2. The issue price of sugar under PDS was raised to Rs. 13 per kg in the Union Budget 2000-2001 3. Uttar Pradesh contributes half of the coun

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Q: 50 (CDS-I/2002)
Consider the following statements with reference to India:
1. India is the largest consumer of sugar in the world
2. The issue price of sugar under PDS was raised to Rs. 13 per kg in the Union Budget 2000-2001
3. Uttar Pradesh contributes half of the country's sugar output
Which of these statements is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Economics

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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0,15,34,15,15,9,10

keywords: 

{'sugar output': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'largest consumer': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'sugar': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'union budget': [1, 0, 2, 2], 'pds': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'half': [5, 2, 5, 2]}

Option 1 states that India is the largest consumer of sugar in the world. This is correct. India has a large population, and its consumption of sugar is high.

Option 2 states that the issue price of sugar under PDS (Public Distribution System) was raised to Rs. 13 per kg in the Union Budget 2000-2001. This statement is correct. The Union Budget is an annual budget presented by the Government of India, and in the year 2000-2001, the issue price of sugar under the PDS was indeed increased to Rs. 13 per kg.

Option 3 states that Uttar Pradesh contributes half of the country`s sugar output. This statement is also correct. Uttar Pradesh is the largest sugarcane-producing state in India, and it accounts for approximately half of the country`s overall sugar output.

Therefore, both statements 1 and 2 are correct, making option 2 the correct answer. The statement in option 3 is also correct, but it is not the only correct statement.