Ramesh’s family owns a small plot of land in a village. The family grows paddy in the Kharif season, but in the Rabi season there is little work on the farm. Ramesh’s brother has started rearing goats and poultry. Ramesh is thinking of taking a job in a food processing unit that has opened in a nearby town. The family has also been told that fish can be raised in the village pond.
The family has also been told that fish can be raised in the village pond. Which of the following statements about fisheries in India is correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Inland sources contribute about 75 per cent of the total value of fish production
About 75 per cent of the value of fish production comes from inland sources. The sea gives the other 25 per cent.
Option (1) The marine sector contributes about 75 per cent of the total value of fish production — Incorrect. The marine sector gives only 25 per cent.
Option (2) Total fish production accounts for about 6 per cent of GDP — Incorrect. It is about 1.5 per cent of GDP. Six per cent is horticulture’s share.
Option (3) Inland sources contribute about 75 per cent of the total value of fish production — Correct. This is the inland share.
Option (4) Women form most of the workforce in active fishing — Incorrect. Women are not involved in active fishing; they work in fish marketing.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.5 Diversification into Productive Activities … Presently, fish production from inland sources contributes about 75 per cent to the total value of fish production and the balance 25 per cent comes from the marine sector (sea and oceans). Today total fish production accounts for about 1.5 per cent of the total GDP. In India, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are major fish producing states. A large share of fishworker families are poor. Rampant underemployment, low per capita earnings, absence of mobility of labour to other sectors and a high rate of illiteracy and indebtedness are some of the major problems fishing community face today. Even though women are not involved in active fishing, about 60 per cent of the workforce in export marketing and 40 per cent in internal marketing are women. …” |