Consider the following statements about the dairy and livestock sector in India:
(A) Milk production increased about twelve times between 1951 and 2021.
(B) The rise in India’s milk production between 1951 and 2021 is attributed mainly to the Green Revolution.
(C) Gujarat’s model of milk cooperatives has been emulated by many states.
(D) Poultry accounts for the largest share of livestock in India (2019).
(E) Meat, eggs and wool are declining sectors for diversification.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) Milk production increased about twelve times between 1951 and 2021. — Correct. The rise was about twelve times.
(B) The rise in India’s milk production between 1951 and 2021 is attributed mainly to the Green Revolution. — Incorrect. It is attributed mainly to Operation Flood. The Green Revolution was about foodgrains.
(C) Gujarat’s model of milk cooperatives has been emulated by many states. — Correct. Gujarat is the success story others followed.
(D) Poultry accounts for the largest share of livestock in India (2019). — Correct. Poultry has the largest share, 61 per cent.
(E) Meat, eggs and wool are declining sectors for diversification. — Incorrect. They are emerging as important sectors.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.5 Diversification into Productive Activities … Poultry accounts for the largest share with 61 per cent followed by others. Other animals which include camels, asses, horses, ponies and mules are in the lowest rung. India had about 303 million cattle, including 110 million buffaloes in 2019. 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. Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan, are major milk producing states. Meat, eggs, wool and other by-products are also emerging as important productive sectors for diversification.” |