RAS question
What is India's rank as an aquaculture producer globally?
Correct answer: (B) 2nd.
India is the world's second-largest aquaculture producer.
Explanation
India's rank is second because the official fisheries source explicitly states that India ranks second in global aquaculture production. The current exam-relevant figure is 23 million tonnes, placing the rank in the wider fisheries-development context. Aquaculture here means culture fishery, distinct from capture fishery, and it is an important economic activity with varied resources and potential. The rank also connects with the policy focus: a National Framework on Traceability in Fisheries and Aquaculture and the Standard Operating Procedure for Mariculture were launched on World Fisheries Day 2025. Together, these details show why the answer is not a loose factoid but part of India's fisheries-sector growth and governance agenda.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) First is wrong because the verified official source says India ranks second in global aquaculture production, not first.
- (C) Third is wrong because India is placed one rank higher, at second, in global aquaculture production.
- (D) Fourth is wrong because it understates India's position; India is second in global aquaculture production.
Concept
This tests the Indian Economy syllabus area covering agriculture-allied sectors, especially fisheries and aquaculture. It recurs in RAS because rankings, production capacity and sectoral policy measures are common ways of testing economic development schemes.