UPSC 2020: With reference to the production of pulses in India, consider the following statements: 1. Black gram (urad) can be cultivated both as Kharif and Rabi crop. 2. Green-gram (moong) alone accounts for nearly half of pulse production. 3. In the last three decades, while the production of Kharif pulses has increased, the production of Rabi pulses has decreased. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Black gram (urad) is cultivated in all three seasons—about 80 % in Kharif and ~20 % in Rabi—so statement 1 is true. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigna_mungo?utm_source=openai)) 2. Green-gram contributes only about 11-12 % of national pulse output, whereas chick-pea (gram) accounts for ~45 %; hence statement 2 is false. ([thepresspad.com](https://www.thepresspad.com/post/mission-for-aatmanirbharta-in-pulses-india-s-roadmap-to-self-sufficiency-in-pulses-by-2030?utm_source=openai)) 3. Government data show that production of both Kharif and Rabi pulses has risen over the last three decades (e.g., Kharif 44→55 lakh t; Rabi 66→108 lakh t), so statement 3 is false. ([sarthaks.com](https://www.sarthaks.com/2806187/reference-production-india-consider-following-statements-black-cultivated-kharif-green)) Thus only statement 1 is correct.