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UPSC Prelims 2008 · Agriculture · Farm Money
Which of the following pairs about India’s economic indicator and agricultural production (all in rounded figures) are correctly matched? Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- GDP per capita (current prices): Rs 37,000
- Rice: 180 million tons
- Wheat: 75 million tons
- (a) 1, 2 and 3
- (b) 1 and 2 only
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- (d) 1 and 3 only
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (d) 1 and 3 only
GDP per capita and wheat were right; rice was about half of 180 MT.
Statement by statement
1. ✓ CORRECT Per capita GDP at current prices was around ₹37,000.
2. ✗ WRONG Rice output was about 96 million tonnes, not 180.
3. ✓ CORRECT Wheat was about 75–78 million tonnes.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Accepts 180 MT of rice.
(b) Accepts 180 MT of rice.
(c) Accepts 180 MT of rice.
The trap
180 MT is close to total cereal output, not rice alone.
🔒 Rice now ~137 MT, wheat ~113 MT (2023–24).