The following table shows the production of food grains (in million tonnes) in a state of India for the period 2001-2005. Analyse the table and answer the questions.
| Production (in million tonnes) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Wheat | Rice | Maize | Grams | Total |
| 2001 | 570 | 170 | 160 | 350 | 1250 |
| 2002 | 610 | 220 | 224 | 400 | 1454 |
| 2003 | 560 | 240 | 228 | 425 | 1453 |
| 2004 | 670 | 310 | 400 | 435 | 1815 |
| 2005 | 870 | 250 | 320 | 520 | 1960 |
| Total | 3280 | 1190 | 1332 | 2130 | 7932 |
The increase in the production of Grams (over the previous years) was minimum during the year
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 2004
The increase in a year is that year’s production minus the previous year’s. The Grams column gives:
2002: \(400-350=50\) million tonnes
2003: \(425-400=25\) million tonnes
2004: \(435-425=10\) million tonnes
2005: \(520-435=85\) million tonnes
The smallest rise, 10 million tonnes, came in 2004. As a percentage of the previous year it is the smallest too, about 2.4%.