With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in which in the last five years, consider the following statements :1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest.2. Area under 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 is/are correct ?
✓ Correct answer: a) 1 and 3 only
ExplanationStatement 1 is correct : The area under rice cultivation in India, in 2019-20 was 43.7 million hectares while in 2023- 24, it became 47.6 million hectares and is highest amongst all.Statement 2 is incorrect : The annual area under Jowar rang- es between 4 and 5 million hectares while the oilseed area is 27.1 million hectares (2019-20) i.e area under the cultivation of Jowar is less than that of oilseeds.Statement 3 is correct : The area under sugarcane cultivation is 4.6 million hectares (2019-20), 4.9 million hectares (2020-21), 5.2 million hectares (2021-22).The area under cotton cultivation is 13.5 million hectares (2019-20), 13.3 million hectares (2020- 21), and 12.4 million hectares (2021-22).Hence the area under cotton cultivation is more than sugar cultivation.UPSC GS Paper-I PYQs 370Statement 4 is incorrect : With respect to the year in which the question is asked The area under sugarcane cultivation does not seem to be steadily decreasing.The area under sugarcane culti- vation is 4.99 million hectares (2013-14), 5.066 million hectares (2014-15), 4.953 million hectares
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