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Table 1: Rice Production, Yield, and Per Capita Production by State

State	Total Area (Mha)	% Area Under Rice	Production (Mt)	Population (M)
Himachal Pradesh	6	20	1.2	6
Kerala	4	60	4.8	32
Rajasthan	34	20	6.8	56
Bihar	10	60	12.0	83
Karnataka	19	50	12.0	53
Haryana	4	80	19.2	21
West Bengal	9	80	21.6	80
Gujarat	20	60	8.0	51
Punjab	5	80	24.0	24
Madhya Pradesh	31	60	24.8	60
Tamil Nadu	13	70	27.3	62
Maharashtra	31	50	48.0	97
Uttar Pradesh	24	70	67.2	166
Andhra Pradesh	28	80	112.0	76

Question: 1

Which two states account for the highest productivity of rice (tons produced per hectare of rice cultivation)?

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When finding productivity, always first compute actual cultivated area before dividing production.

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Haryana and Punjab
Punjab and Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh and Haryana
Uttar Pradesh and Haryana

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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Productivity is calculated as: \[ \text{Productivity} = \frac{\text{Production}}{\text{Area under Rice Cultivation}} \] Punjab: $ \text{Area under rice} = 5 \times 0.8 = 4 $ million hectares, productivity $ = 24 / 4 = 6 $ tons/hectare.
Andhra Pradesh: $ \text{Area under rice} = 28 \times 0.8 = 22.4 $ million hectares, productivity $ = 112 / 22.4 = 5 $ tons/hectare.
These two states have the highest values compared to others.

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Question: 2

How many states have a per capita production of rice (defined as total rice production divided by its population) greater than Gujarat?

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Per capita comparisons require dividing production by total population for each state.

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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

Gujarat: $ 24 / 51 \approx 0.47 $ tons per person.
Comparisons show Himachal Pradesh ($0.20$), Kerala ($0.15$), Rajasthan ($0.12$) are lower. Punjab ($1.0$), Andhra Pradesh ($1.47$), Haryana ($0.91$), Tamil Nadu ($0.44$), Maharashtra ($0.49$), West Bengal ($0.27$), Karnataka ($0.36$) — Only Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh ($0.40$) are greater than 0.47. Hence, 5 states.

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Question: 3

An intensive rice producing state is defined as one whose annual rice production per million of population is at least 400,000 tons. How many states are intensive rice producing states?

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Always translate “per million” into tons/person by dividing required figure by $10^6$ for comparison.

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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Threshold per capita production $ = 0.4 $ tons per person. States meeting this: Punjab ($1.0$), Andhra Pradesh ($1.47$), Haryana ($0.91$), Maharashtra ($0.49$), Uttar Pradesh ($0.40$), Tamil Nadu ($0.44$). This gives a total of 6 states.

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