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    The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying

    has released the Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2023 (milk, egg, meat and wool production 2022-23) based on Animal Integrated Sample Survey (March 2022-February 2023).Consider the following statements- I.The total Milk production in the country is estimated as 230.58 million tonnes during 2022-23 registered a growth of 22.81% over the past 5 years. II.The Major contribution in the total Egg production comes from Tamil Nadu with a share of 20.13 % of total Egg production followed by Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal and Karnataka. III.The total Meat production in the country is estimated as 9.77million tonnes during 2022-23 registered a growth of 20.39 % over the past 5 years. IV.The major contribution in the total Wool production comes from Rajasthan with a share of 47.98% followed by Jammu & Kashmir ,Gujarat ,Maharashtra  and Himachal Pradesh . Which of the following statements is/are true?
    A Only I,II & III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only II,III & IV Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only I,III & IV Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only I, II & IV Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying has released the Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2023 (milk, egg, meat and wool production 2022-23) based on Animal Integrated Sample Survey (March 2022-February 2023).     Milk Production: o   The total Milk production in the country is estimated as 230.58 million tonnes during 2022-23 registered a growth of 22.81% over the past 5 years. Further, the production has increased by 3.83% during 2022-23 over the estimates of 2021-22. o   The highest milk producing State during 2022-23 was Uttar Pradesh with a share of 15.72 % of total milk production followed by Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh. In terms of annual growth rate (AGR), the highest AGR recorded by Karnataka followed by West Bengal   and Uttar Pradesh over the previous year.   Egg Production: o   The total Egg production in the country has estimated as 138.38 billion nos. during 2022-23 registered a growth of 33.31% growth over the past 5 years. Further, the production has increased annually by 6.77%during 2022-23 over 2021-22. o   The Major contribution in the total Egg production comes from Andhra Pradesh with a share of 20.13 % of total Egg production followed by Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal and Karnataka. In terms of AGR, the highest growth rate was recorded by West Bengal  and followed by Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh.   Meat Production: o   The total Meat production in the country is estimated as 9.77million tonnes during 2022-23 registered a growth of 20.39 % over the past 5 years. Further, the production was increased by 5.13 % in 2022-23 over 2021-22. o   The major contribution in the total meat production comes from Uttar Pradesh with 12.20 % share and followed by West Bengal , Maharashtra ,Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In terms of annual growth rate, the highest Annual Growth Rate (AGR) has recorded in Sikkim  followed by Meghalaya and Goa .   Wool Production: o   The total Wool production in the country is estimated as 33.61 million kg during 2022-23 registered a negative growth of 16.84% over the past 5 years. The production has increased by 2.12% in 2022-23 over 2021-22. o   The major contribution in the total Wool production comes from Rajasthan with a share of 47.98% followed by Jammu & Kashmir ,Gujarat ,Maharashtra  and Himachal Pradesh .In terms of annual growth rate, the highest AGR has recorded by Arunachal Pradesh followed by Rajasthan and Jharkhand .

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