Which of the following statements about pulses is incorrect ........

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Which of the following statements about pulses is incorrect?

India is world’s largest producer as well as consumer of pulses.

India is world’s largest importer of pulses.

Pulses are grown only in Kharif season in India.

Pulses are leguminous crops and help restore the fertility of soil by Nitrogen Fixation.

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Explanation:

Pulses are grown in Kharif as well as Rabi season in India. For ex- Gram is a Rabi crop.
India produces around 25% of global pulses. But pulses being the main source of protein in India it also imports pulses on large scale from several countries (like Canada, Myanmar etc.) .
In the past two years pulses have seen a lot of inflation due to poor harvest (bad monsoons in 2013-14 and 2014-15) combined with rising demand creating a demand supply mismatch.