UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 61
Among the agricultural commodities imported by India, which one of the following accounts for the highest imports in terms of value in the last five years?
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D
Explanation:
India has historically depended heavily on imports of edible vegetable oils such as palm, soybean and sunflower oil; their import bill was larger than the listed other farm commodities in the pre-2019 comparison.
Option-wise Analysis:
A (Incorrect): Spices are significant exports, not the largest of these import-value groups.
B (Incorrect): Fruit imports were smaller than edible vegetable oils.
C (Incorrect): Pulses were imported in some years, but had a lower overall value than vegetable oils.
D (Correct): Vegetable oils dominated this historical agricultural import comparison.
Review Note:
Reference period is the five years preceding the 2019 question.