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UPSC Prelims 2007 · Agriculture · Crops and Where They Grow
Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of production (in million tonnes) of the given food grains in India?
- (a) Wheat – Rice – Pulses – Coarse Cereals
- (b) Rice – Wheat – Pulses – Coarse Cereals
- (c) Wheat – Rice – Coarse Cereals – Pulses
- (d) Rice – Wheat – Coarse Cereals – Pulses
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (d) Rice – Wheat – Coarse Cereals – Pulses
Rice > wheat > coarse cereals > pulses.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Puts wheat first and pulses above coarse cereals.
(b) Puts pulses above coarse cereals.
(c) Puts wheat above rice.
The trap
Wheat is close to rice, but rice has always led.
🔒 Food grains (2023–24 ~332 MT): rice ~137, wheat ~113, coarse ~57, pulses ~24.
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