Consider the following crops: 1. Paddy 2. Wheat 3. Jute 4. Tur 5. Lentil 6. Rabi Sorghum For how many of the above crops, the satellite-based pre-harvest crop production estimates are generated under the FASAL Programme? |ForumIAS

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Q. Consider the following crops:
1.Paddy
2.Wheat
3.Jute
4.Tur
5.Lentil
6.Rabi Sorghum For
how many of the above crops, the satellite-based pre-harvest crop production estimates are generated under the FASAL Programme?

[A] Only three

[B] Only four

[C] Only five

[D] All six

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation:

Under FASAL programme, the Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC) generates satellite-based pre-harvest crop production estimates for 11 major crops of the country (Paddy, Wheat, Jute, Cotton, Sugarcane, Soybean, Tur, Gram, Mustard, Lentil and Rabi Sorghum).

Source: PIB