The above table indicates the performance of India in rice and wheat production from 1950-51
Production of Rice and Wheat (In ‘million of Tonnes’)
| Year | Rice | Wheat | Percentage of Wheat to Rice |
| 1950 –51 | 20.58 | 6.46 | 31.4 |
| 1960 –61 | 34.58 | 11.00 | 31.8 |
| 1970–71 | 42.22 | 23.83 | 56.4 |
| 1980–81 | 58.63 | 36.31 | 67.7 |
| 1990–91 | 74.29 | 55.14 | 74.2 |
| 1994–95 | 81.81 | 65.77 | 80.4 |
| 1995–96 | 79.62 | 62.62 | 78.6 |
The above table indicates the performance of India in rice and wheat production from 1950-51 to 1995-96. Which of the following conclusions arrived at from the above table would be valid?
1. Record production of rice as well as wheat has been in 1994-95
2. The ratio of wheat to rice production seems to have steadily increased over 16 years
3 Wheat has not been popular among the Indian population before 1980
4. India became self-sufficient in rice and wheat only after 1990
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) 3 and 4 (d) None of these
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