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Agriculture · Q661

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 661

Q661

Most commonly and widely cultivated pulse crop in India is

A.
Redgram
B.
Pea
C.
Lentil
D.
Chickpea
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Chickpea is the most common and widely cultivated pulse crop in India. It accounts for around 40% of the total production of pulses.
Moreover, India is the largest chickpea producer in the world with 99,37,990 tons of production per year. Our country alone produces more than 60% world's chickpeas.