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Santosh Ghule

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14 thousand hectares is the answer and not the 14 hectares.

Question:

DIRECTIONS: Study the following table carefully and answer the questions that follow:


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Area under cultivation in (thousand hectares)

Production in (thousand tonnes)

Year →

Crop ↓

2010

2011

2012

2010

2011

2012

Sugarcane

420

390

440

8450

7930

9240

Cotton

180

189

204

15

21

24

Jute

25

27

21

35

40

28

Tea

40

36

42

48

42

60

Coffee

36

39

44

50

45

56

Maize

48

52

56

60

66

72

Wheat

364

392

415

484

510

548

Rice

560

532

548

732

796

868

Millets

85

91

78

34

39

32

Groundnut

70

66

69

102

105

115

Yields is defined as the quantity produced per hectare.
What is the difference between the area under cultivation (in hectares) for all crops in 2010 and 2011?
Options:
A) 14
B) 26
C) 23
D) 19
E) None of these
Solution:

Area under cultivation for all the crops in 2010 = 420 + 180 + 25 + 40 + 36 + 48 + 364 + 560 + 85 + 70 = 1828 hectares

Area under cultivation for all the crops in 2011 = 390 + 189 + 27 + 36 + 39 + 52 + 392 + 532 + 91 + 66 = 1814 hectares

Required difference = 1828 - 1814 = 14 hectares 

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