Which of the following statement (s) about jute cultivation in India is /are correct?

India lost large jute-growing areas to East Pakistan (Bangladesh) during partition.

The correct answer is Option 2: India lost large jute-growing areas to East Pakistan (Bangladesh) during partition.

Option (1): West Bengal accounts for about 50 percent of the production in the country — This statement is incorrect. West Bengal is the leading producer of jute in India and contributes around three-fourth of the country’s production.

Option (2): India lost large jute-growing areas to East Pakistan (Bangladesh) during partition. — This statement is correct. During the partition of 1947, many important jute-growing regions became part of East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.

Option (3): India produces about one-fifth of jute production of the world — This statement is incorrect. India is one of the largest producers of jute and contributes roughly three-fifth of the world’s production.

NCERT: Jute is used for making coarse cloth, bags, sacks and decorative items. It is a cash crop in West Bengal and adjoining eastern parts of the country. India lost large jute growing areas to East Pakistan (Bangladesh) during partition. At present, India produces about three-fifth of jute production of the world. West Bengal accounts for about three-fourth of the production in the country. Bihar and Assam are other jute growing areas. Being concentrated only in a few states, this crop accounts for only about 0.5 per cent of total cropped area in the country.