Discussion
Approximate percentage share of cropped area for a particular crop in Punjab (for certain years) is given below. Identify the crop from this trend:
| 1960-61 | 4.8% |
| 1970-71 | 6.9% |
| 1980-81 | 17.5% |
| 1990-91 | 26.9% |
| 2019-20 | 40.1% |
| 2021-22 | 40.1% |
Answer: B
The crop is paddy.
Rice was a minor crop in Punjab before the Green Revolution, under 5% of the cropped area in 1960-61. With high-yielding varieties, assured procurement at minimum support price and subsidised tubewell irrigation, its share climbed steadily to about two-fifths of the cropped area, making the rice-wheat cycle dominant.
Wheat already had a large share in 1960-61, far above 4.8%. Pulses and sugarcane have shrunk or stayed small in Punjab, the opposite of this rising trend.
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