RAS question
Agriculture and allied sectors contributed what percentage to GSVA at current prices in 2024-25?
Correct answer: (D) 26.92%.
Agriculture and allied sectors contributed 26.92 per cent to Rajasthan's Gross State Value Added at current prices in 2024-25.
Explanation
The figure to remember is 26.92 per cent, because the Economic Review 2024-25 states that agriculture and allied sectors were contributing this share to Rajasthan's Gross State Value Added at current prices in 2024-25. Agriculture and allied sectors are key constituents of the State economy, and their current-price GVA rose from Rs 2.93 lakh crore in 2020-21 to Rs 4.23 lakh crore in 2024-25. This does not change the answer: the question asks for the sector's share in GSVA, not the absolute GVA amount or its growth rate. The review also notes that the 2024-25 share was lower than the 28.56 per cent recorded in 2011-12.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 30.08 per cent refers to an older year, not the 2024-25 GSVA share reported in the Economic Review.
- (B) 28.56 per cent was the agriculture and allied sectors' GSVA share in 2011-12, while the question asks for 2024-25.
- (C) 20 per cent understates the 2024-25 share, as the official review gives the figure as 26.92 per cent.
Concept
This tests the sectoral composition of Rajasthan's GSVA at current prices. It recurs in RAS Economy because agriculture's share is a standard indicator for reading Rajasthan's structural profile and comparing sectors across years.