महाराष्ट्राच्या बाबतीत खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान बरोबर/सत्य आहे ?
(a) महाराष्ट्र राज्य अन्नधान्याच्या बाबतीत स्वयंपूर्ण आहे.
(b) महाराष्ट्रातून अन्नधान्याची निर्यात मोठ्या प्रमाणात केली जाते.
(c) अन्य राज्यांकडून महाराष्ट्र अन्नधान्याची आयात करतो.
(d) महाराष्ट्रातून अन्नधान्याची आयात निर्यात केली जात नाही.
खाली दिलेल्या पर्यांयामधून योग्य पर्याय निवडा :

The correct answer is Option C ((c) only).

Key Points:
• Core Concept
• Maharashtra's agricultural sector is heavily dominated by cash crops (sugarcane, cotton, soybean), with over 80% of net sown area remaining rainfed, making the state historically food-deficit.
• Why Correct
• The state does not produce sufficient food grains (especially wheat, rice, and pulses) to feed its large urbanized population, requiring large-scale interstate imports through the Public Distribution System and private trade from surplus states like Punjab, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh.
• Statement (c) is factually accurate, while statements (a), (b), and (d) are incorrect.
• Key Details
• Per capita food grain production in Maharashtra remains substantially below the national average despite high horticultural and cash crop productivity.
• Exam Traps
• Do not confuse high horticultural/fruit exports (grapes, pomegranates, mangoes) with food grain self-sufficiency. Maharashtra is an importer of staple cereals and pulses.
• Other Options
• Statements (a) and (b) incorrectly presume food grain surplus and export capacity, while (d) contradicts real interstate commodity flows.
• Key Takeaway: Maharashtra is a food-grain deficit state that imports cereals and pulses from other Indian states.