State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

UPPCS · Question 35

Which one of the following pairs (Crop - Peculiarity) is NOT correctly matched?

  1. State where rice is grown three times in a year - West Bengal
  2. Bihar's contribution to rice production - 15.7%
  3. State with largest area under rice production - Uttar Pradesh
  4. Isohyets that decide western limit of rice production - 100 cm
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Answer: (B) Bihar's contribution to rice production - 15.7%

Explanation

Bihar's share of national rice output is only about 5-6%, not 15.7%. West Bengal grows aus, aman and boro; UP has the largest rice area in recent years; the 100 cm isohyet marks rice's western limit.