Production of Rice and Wheat (In ‘million of Tonnes’)
| Year |
Rice |
Wheat |
Percentage of Wheat to Rice |
| 1950 –51 |
20.58 |
6.46 |
31.4 |
| 1960 –61 |
34.58 |
11.00 |
31.8 |
| 1970–71 |
42.22 |
23.83 |
56.4 |
| 1980–81 |
58.63 |
36.31 |
67.7 |
| 1990–91 |
74.29 |
55.14 |
74.2 |
| 1994–95 |
81.81 |
65.77 |
80.4 |
| 1995–96 |
79.62 |
62.62 |
78.6 |
The above table indicates the performance of India in rice and wheat production from 1950-51 to 1995-96. Which of the following conclusions arrived at from the above table would be valid?
1. Record production of rice as well as wheat has been in 1994-95
2. The ratio of wheat to rice production seems to have steadily increased over 16 years
3 Wheat has not been popular among the Indian population before 1980
4. India became self-sufficient in rice and wheat only after 1990
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) 3 and 4 (d) None of these
