RAS question
In Rajasthan, how much urea was supplied to farmers in 2024-25 up to December 2024?
Correct answer: (D) 20.42 lakh MT.
In Rajasthan, 20.42 lakh MT of urea was supplied to farmers in 2024-25 up to December 2024.
Explanation
Rajasthan's Economic Review places this figure in the section on fertilisers and soil health, where it links fertiliser availability with crop production and soil health. For 2024-25 up to December 2024, the Review records that farmers in the state received 20.42 lakh MT of urea. The related fertiliser-supply figures were 6.42 lakh MT of DAP, 4.41 lakh MT of SSP and 2.36 lakh MT of NPK. The urea figure is therefore not an estimate or a rounded comparison with other fertilisers; it is the specific official quantity supplied to farmers during the stated period.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 15 lakh MT is lower than the official urea-supply figure of 20.42 lakh MT up to December 2024.
- (B) 25 lakh MT overstates the quantity; the Economic Review records 20.42 lakh MT of urea supplied to farmers.
- (C) 10 lakh MT is below the recorded supply of DAP alone and is less than half of the recorded 20.42 lakh MT urea figure.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan economy through agriculture-input statistics, especially fertiliser supply reported in the state Economic Review. Such figures recur in RAS because they connect current state data with crop production, soil health and government reporting.