Bihar Special GK PYQ 328 of 603 · Agriculture and Irrigation

Litchi production in Bihar is

  1. A60% of India's production
  2. B50% of India's production
  3. C74% of India's production
  4. D80% of India's production
  5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above

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Correct answer: (e) None of the above / More than one of the above

Explanation

According to the data for the years 2022–23 and 2023–24, Bihar produced 41.39 percent and 23.51 percent respectively of India’s total litchi production. None of the given figures matches these, so the correct answer is option (e). Within Bihar, the highest litchi production is in Muzaffarpur: 147.95 thousand tonnes in 2022–23 (Bihar Economic Survey 2023–24) and 101.52 thousand tonnes in 2023–24 (Bihar Economic Survey 2024–25).

This explanation is carried over from question 5 of this topic, which the book cross-references.

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