In this question, a passage is given followed by a statement. Read the passage carefully and judge the statement based on the given passage.
Indian agriculture has marked its presence at the global level. India is world’s largest producer of milk, pulses and second largest producer of rice, wheat, fruits, vegetables, sugarcane. India’s food grain production crossed 250 million tonnes during the year 2011-12. Rice production crossed 100 million tonnes and wheat production crossed 90 million tonnes.
As of 2011,India’s arable land area of 159.7 million hectares (394.6 million acres) is the second largest in the world, after the United States. Its gross irrigated crop area of 82.6 million hectares (215.6 million acres) is the largest in the world.
Statement: India is the second largest producer of rice in the world.
Choose the appropriate one from the following options
A -The statement is definitely true.
B -The statement is probably true.
C -The statement is cannot be determined.
D -The statement is definitely false.
Although India's agricultural produce has increased substantially , we can not determine its position in world ranking for rice production.
So, the answer would be option d)A
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