Sugar Production in India - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   India’s sugar production has risen by what percent since January 2015?

a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 7

Explanation:
India’s sugar production has risen by 7% to 110.90 lakh tonnes till January 2015 at the end of the marketing year ending September as mills start commencing with operations earlier. Sugar production in India is the world’s largest producer and consumer pegged at 103.82 lakh tonnes during the period of 2014-2015 marketing year. Sugar mills have commenced crane crushing operations earlier this year.
2)   India produced how many tonnes of sugar during the 3 months up to December 2015-2016, according to ISMA?

a. 7.95 MT
b. 7.97 MT
c. 7.98 MT
d. 8.01 MT
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 7.98 MT

Explanation:
India has produced 7.98 MT sugar and exported 0.3 MT till December 2015-2016. Country’s sugar output rose to 7.98 MT in a percentage increase of 6.5 during the first three months of 2015-2016 while exports were 3,00,000 tonnes during the same period, according to industry body ISMA. As per the latest production data released by Indian Sugar Mills Association, overall output of the country rose to 7.98 MT in October-December 2015-2015 up from 7.49 MT in the same period a year ago. Sugar output in top sugar producing state Maharashtra rose to 3.37 MT from 3.26 MT in the review period.

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