With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following sentences: 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 producti

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Q: (IAS/2020)
With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following sentences:
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 statement given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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The given statements about pulse production in India are not entirely correct.

Black gram can indeed be cultivated as both Kharif and rabi crop.

Green gram does not alone account for nearly half of pulse production. Chickpea is the major pulse crop accounting for about 40% of the total pulse production in India.

The statement about the production of kharif and rabi pulses is partially correct. While the production of rabi pulses has indeed decreased in the last three decades, the production of kharif pulses has also decreased.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A: 1 only.