Bihar Special GK PYQ 341 of 603 · Agriculture and Irrigation

In terms of production in Bihar, the second crop after rice is -

  1. AWheat
  2. BCorn
  3. CChickpea
  4. DPotato

42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997-98

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Correct answer: (a) Wheat

Explanation

At the time of the question, in undivided Bihar (including Jharkhand), rice had the highest production. Thereafter, wheat production was next. According to the Bihar Economic Survey, 2024–25, in 2023–24 the total production of wheat was 7,306.65 thousand tons, while the total production of rice was 9,522.8 thousand tons. Therefore, even at present, rice production is higher than wheat production.

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