Mains • GS-I • 2017 • Q.7
GS-I
Mention the advantages of the cultivation of pulses because of which the year 2016 was declared as the International Year of Pulses by the United Nations.
Syllabus Connection
Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub- continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India). (GS-I)
NCERT Connection
Ch.4: Agriculture
Geography • Class 10 • Class 10 Contemporary India II
Ch.5: Primary Activities
Geography • Class 12 • Class 12 Human Geography
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