भारत में पिछले पाँच वर्षों में खरीफ़ की फसलों की खेती के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :
- 1.धान की खेती के अंतर्गत क्षेत्र अधिकतम है।
- 2.ज्वार की खेती के अंतर्गत क्षेत्र, तिलहनों की खेती के अंतर्गत क्षेत्र की तुलना में अधिक है।
- 3.कपास की खेती का क्षेत्र, गन्ने की खेती के क्षेत्र की तुलना में अधिक है।
- 4.गन्ने की खेती के अंतर्गत क्षेत्र निरंतर घटा है।
उपर्युक्त में से कौन-से कथन सही हैं?
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With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in India in the last five years, consider the following statements:
1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest.
2. Area under the 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 are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only · (b) 2, 3 and 4 only · (c) 2 and 4 only · (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) केवल 1 और 3
Rice covers by far the largest kharif area, and cotton covers more land than sugarcane, so statements 1 and 3 are correct. Jowar covers far less area than oilseeds, and sugarcane area has moved up and down rather than falling steadily, so statements 2 and 4 are wrong.
- ✓ 1. In the Government's five-year normal (average of 2016-17 to 2020-21), kharif rice covers 39.54 million hectares, far above any other kharif crop, such as maize (7.54) or bajra (7.40).
- ✗ 2. Kharif jowar covers only 1.91 million hectares, while kharif soyabean alone covers 11.21 million hectares, so jowar is well below oilseeds.
- ✓ 3. Cotton covers about 12.38 million hectares against about 4.71 million hectares for sugarcane.
- ✗ 4. Sugarcane area (million hectares) went 5.07 (2014-15), 4.93, 4.44, 4.74 and 5.06 (2018-19). It fell, then rose again, so it did not steadily decrease.
Remember · Among kharif crops rice has the largest area; cotton area is well above sugarcane's; jowar covers much less than oilseeds; sugarcane area fluctuates rather than falls steadily.
Sources
- Agricultural Statistics at a Glance 2022 (Ministry of Agriculture), Table 2.1: normal estimates of area, production and yield of major crops (average 2016-17 to 2020-21), rice and jowar ↗ “Rice Kharif 39.54 99.44 2515 Rabi 4.35 15.01 3448 Total 43.90 114.45 2607 Wheat Rabi 30.28 102.46 3384 Jowar Kharif 1.91 1.92 1005 … Rapeseed & Mustard Rabi 6.26 8.68 1387 Soyabean Kharif 11.21 12.15 1084 Sunflower Total 0.29 0.23 781 Nine Oilseeds Total 25.65 31.87 1242 III . Other Cash Crops Sugarcane Total 4.71 365.47 77609 Cotton @ Total 12.38 32.37 445 … 2014-15 5.07 362.33 71511 95.53 2015-16 4.93 348.45 70720 95.53 2016-17 4.44 306.07 69001 95.39 2017-18 4.74 379.90 80198 96.14 2018-19 5.06 405.42 80105 96.62”
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