How many of the following statements about the dairy sector in India are correct?
(A) Under Operation Flood, farmers pool their milk according to grading based on quality.
(B) Milk production increased about twelve times between 1951 and 2021, mainly due to Operation Flood.
(C) Gujarat’s model of milk cooperatives has been emulated by many states.
(D) Under Operation Flood, milk is processed and marketed to urban centres through cooperatives.
(E) Under Operation Flood, milk is bought by the Food Corporation of India at a minimum support price.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Four
Operation Flood is the milk cooperative system behind India’s dairy growth. One statement mixes it up with the FCI.
(A) Under Operation Flood, farmers pool their milk according to grading based on quality. — Correct. Milk is pooled by grade.
(B) Milk production increased about twelve times between 1951 and 2021, mainly due to Operation Flood. — Correct. The twelve-fold rise is credited mainly to Operation Flood.
(C) Gujarat’s model of milk cooperatives has been emulated by many states. — Correct. Gujarat is the success story.
(D) Under Operation Flood, milk is processed and marketed to urban centres through cooperatives. — Correct. Cooperatives sell it in urban markets.
(E) Under Operation Flood, milk is bought by the Food Corporation of India at a minimum support price. — Incorrect. Milk goes through cooperatives. The FCI keeps buffer stocks of wheat and rice.
Four statements are correct.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.5 Diversification into Productive Activities … Performance of the Indian dairy sector over the last three decades has been quite impressive. Milk production in the country has increased by about twelve times between 1951-2021. This can be attributed mainly to the successful implementation of ‘Operation Flood‘. It is a system whereby all the farmers can pool their milk produced according to different grading (based on quality), processed and marketed to urban centres through cooperatives. In this system the farmers are assured of a fair price and income from the supply of milk to urban markets. As pointed out earlier Gujarat state is held as a success story in the efficient implementation of milk cooperatives which has been emulated by many states. …” |