Question

Which among the following products is not usually exported from India?
1. Wheat
2. Rice
3. Sugar
4. Pulses

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Pulses

The correct answer is Pulses.

• Pulses are an important group of crops in India, which is also responsible for yielding large financial gains by amounting to a large part of the exports.
• Pulses are the major sources of protein in the diet.  
• India is the largest producer of pulses in the world. 
• Pulses are 20 to 25% protein by weight which is double the protein content of wheat and three times that of rice.
• Major pulses are grown Chickpeas (Gram), Pigeon pea (Tur or Arhar), Moong beans, Urad (Black Matpe), Masur (lentil),  Peas, and various kinds of beans.

• According to the Economic Survey, India's agricultural products exports of marine, rice, sugar, and spices have witnessed an increasing trend in 2019-20.
• As per the Economic Survey Agri-exports touched Rs 2.52 lakh crores and imports at Rs 1.47 lakh crores in the financial year 2019-20,”
• India occupies a leading position in the global trade of agricultural products. However, its total agricultural export basket accounts for a little over 2.5 percent of world agricultural trade.
• The major export destinations were the USA, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
• Among the key agriculture commodities exported from India were marine products, basmati rice, buffalo meat, spices, non-basmati rice, cotton raw, oil meals, sugar, castor oil, and tea.
• Exports of commodity group 1101 "Wheat or Meslin flour" amounted to 0.05% of total exports from India (cumulative merchandise exports from India totaled $ 275 billion in 2020.
• India is the leading exporter of Basmati Rice to the global markets.
• During 2015-16 the country has exported globally about 40.45 Lakh MT of Basmati Rice and 63.66 Lakh MT Non-Basmati rice for the worth of Rs. 2,2718.44 crores and Rs. 15,129.09 crores respectively.
• India's sugar exports are on a "good course" this year as traders have contracted over 50 lakh tonnes of sweetener.  
• The government has fixed a mandatory export target of 60 lakh tonnes of surplus sugar for the ongoing 2020-21 season (October-September).
• India usually exports pulses but today it is a major exporter of various food and agricultural products.
• India has seen exponential growth in pulses export in the past few years.
• The export of Pulses from India was around 2.70 lakh tonnes which are worth Rs. 1679.98 crores in the year 2018-2019.