India produced a record 197.75 lakh tonnes of fish in 2024-25 — more than double the 95.79 lakh tonnes of 2013-14. Exports hit an all-time high of ₹73,890.46 crore in FY 2025-26. Andhra Pradesh alone grows 28% of the country’s fish. If you are preparing for ICAR, ASRB NET, CIFE or any state fisheries officer exam, these are exactly the numbers the question setters reach for — and the traps they set around them.
This set of 20 MCQs covers production, inland vs marine split, exports, ports, schemes and the coastline — every figure checked against official sources on 12 November 2026. Attempt every question first, then read the answer key and explanations at the end. The explanations are where the real learning sits.
The numbers to know before you start
| Indicator | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total fish production, 2024-25 | 197.75 lakh tonnes (all-time high) | Lok Sabha Q 543, 3 Feb 2026; Handbook of Fisheries Statistics 2025 |
| Inland production, 2024-25 | 151.60 lakh tonnes (~77% of total) | Lok Sabha Q 543 |
| Marine production, 2024-25 | 46.15 lakh tonnes (~23% of total) | Lok Sabha Q 543 |
| Growth in 2024-25 | 7.51% | Handbook of Fisheries Statistics 2025 |
| Total production, 2013-14 | 95.79 lakh tonnes | PIB / Lok Sabha Q 543 |
| Total production, 1950-51 | 7.52 lakh tonnes | Handbook of Fisheries Statistics 2025 |
| Top fish-producing state | Andhra Pradesh — 55.39 lakh tonnes (28%) | Handbook of Fisheries Statistics 2025 |
| Seafood exports, FY 2025-26 | 19,72,018 MT worth ₹73,890.46 crore (US$ 8.46 bn) | MPEDA via PIB, 1 June 2026 |
| Frozen shrimp exports, FY 2025-26 | 7,92,647 MT worth ₹49,037.93 crore | MPEDA via PIB, 1 June 2026 |
| India’s global rank | 2nd largest fish producer; 2nd largest aquaculture producer | FAO SOFIA 2024 |
20 MCQs — Indian fisheries statistics
Q1. What was India’s total fish production in 2024-25?
(a) 183.93 lakh tonnes
(b) 197.75 lakh tonnes
(c) 175.45 lakh tonnes
(d) 201.20 lakh tonnes
Q2. What was India’s inland fish production in 2024-25?
(a) 46.15 lakh tonnes
(b) 95.79 lakh tonnes
(c) 151.60 lakh tonnes
(d) 141.64 lakh tonnes
Q3. What was India’s marine fish production in 2024-25?
(a) 35.69 lakh tonnes
(b) 46.15 lakh tonnes
(c) 66.91 lakh tonnes
(d) 61.36 lakh tonnes
Q4. By what percentage did India’s total fish production grow in 2024-25?
(a) 5.4%
(b) 6.2%
(c) 7.51%
(d) 8.9%
Q5. What was India’s total fish production in 2013-14?
(a) 102.60 lakh tonnes
(b) 95.79 lakh tonnes
(c) 141.64 lakh tonnes
(d) 147.25 lakh tonnes
Q6. What was India’s total fish production in 1950-51?
(a) 7.52 lakh tonnes
(b) 35.69 lakh tonnes
(c) 61.36 lakh tonnes
(d) 95.79 lakh tonnes
Q7. What was India’s total fish production in 2020-21, the first year of PMMSY?
(a) 141.64 lakh tonnes
(b) 147.25 lakh tonnes
(c) 151.60 lakh tonnes
(d) 162.48 lakh tonnes
Q8. Which state was India’s top fish producer in 2024-25, and how much did it produce?
(a) West Bengal — 51.58 lakh tonnes
(b) Andhra Pradesh — 55.39 lakh tonnes
(c) Uttar Pradesh — 48.20 lakh tonnes
(d) Odisha — 44.10 lakh tonnes
Q9. What share of India’s total fish production did Andhra Pradesh account for in 2024-25?
(a) 18%
(b) 23%
(c) 28%
(d) 35%
Q10. Which of the following states is NOT among the top five inland fish-producing states?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Gujarat
(d) Odisha
Q11. What is India’s rank in world fish production?
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
Q12. Approximately what share of global fish production does India account for?
(a) About 4%
(b) About 8%
(c) About 12%
(d) About 16%
Q13. What was the value of India’s seafood exports in FY 2025-26?
(a) ₹62,408.45 crore
(b) ₹46,663 crore
(c) ₹73,890.46 crore
(d) ₹30,213 crore
Q14. What was the volume of India’s seafood exports in FY 2025-26?
(a) 17,81,602 MT
(b) 19,72,018 MT
(c) 17,35,286 MT
(d) 13,69,264 MT
Q15. What share of India’s seafood export earnings (in dollar terms) did frozen shrimp contribute in FY 2025-26?
(a) 40.19%
(b) 66.52%
(c) 36.42%
(d) 55.39%
Q16. Which country was the largest destination for Indian seafood by value in 2024-25, taking 36.42% of export value?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) United States
(d) European Union
Q17. Which of the following ports was NOT among the top three ports handling India’s seafood export cargo in FY 2025-26?
(a) Visakhapatnam (Vizag)
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)
(c) Kochi
(d) Chennai
Q18. How much vannamei shrimp did India produce in 2025-26, an all-time high?
(a) 976,213 MT
(b) 1,097,481 MT
(c) 1,186,266 MT
(d) 1,304,779 MT
Q19. The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) was launched on 10 September 2020 with what outlay?
(a) ₹3,000 crore
(b) ₹7,522 crore
(c) ₹20,050 crore
(d) ₹6,000 crore
Q20. After re-measurement, what is the officially revised length of India’s coastline?
(a) 7,516.6 km
(b) 9,850.4 km
(c) 11,098.81 km
(d) 12,400.5 km
Answer key with explanations
Q1 — (b) 197.75 lakh tonnes. The all-time high, confirmed by Lok Sabha Unstarred Q 543 (answered 3 February 2026) and the Handbook of Fisheries Statistics 2025. Option (a) 183.93 was the 2023-24 figure; (c) 175.45 was 2022-23.
Q2 — (c) 151.60 lakh tonnes. Inland fisheries and aquaculture now produce about 77% of India’s fish. Option (a) 46.15 is the marine figure; (d) 141.64 was the total production of 2019-20.
Q3 — (b) 46.15 lakh tonnes. Marine production in 2024-25, up from 35.69 lakh tonnes in 2014-15. Option (c) 66.91 was inland production in 2014-15; (d) 61.36 was inland production in 2013-14.
Q4 — (c) 7.51%. The annual growth rate for total fish production in 2024-25, as published in the Handbook of Fisheries Statistics 2025. Inland fisheries contributed more than three-fourths of the output that year.
Q5 — (b) 95.79 lakh tonnes. Total production in 2013-14, the baseline year for the decade of growth. Option (a) 102.60 was the 2014-15 figure; (c) 141.64 was 2019-20.
Q6 — (a) 7.52 lakh tonnes. Total production in 1950-51 — inland 2.18 lakh tonnes (29%) and marine 5.34 lakh tonnes (71%). Production has risen more than 26-fold since then.
Q7 — (b) 147.25 lakh tonnes. Production in 2020-21, the first year of PMMSY, per Lok Sabha Q 3898 (answered 11 August 2026). The series runs 147.25 (2020-21), 162.48 (2021-22), 175.45 (2022-23), 183.93 (2023-24), 197.75 (2024-25).
Q8 — (b) Andhra Pradesh — 55.39 lakh tonnes. Per the Handbook of Fisheries Statistics 2025, Andhra Pradesh leads the nation. Its 55.39 lakh tonnes is more than West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha produce individually.
Q9 — (c) 28%. Andhra Pradesh’s 55.39 lakh tonnes is 28% of the national total of 197.75 lakh tonnes.
Q10 — (c) Gujarat. The top five inland fish-producing states are Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha. Gujarat — despite having India’s longest mainland coastline (2,340.62 km after re-measurement) — is not in the top five for inland production.
Q11 — (b) 2nd. India is the world’s second-largest fish producer, after China. FAO’s SOFIA 2024 also ranks India as the world’s second-largest aquaculture producer.
Q12 — (b) About 8%. India accounts for about 8% of global fish production, per the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
Q13 — (c) ₹73,890.46 crore. Seafood exports in FY 2025-26 (US$ 8.46 billion) — an all-time high in both volume and value, announced by MPEDA Chairman P. Jawahar on 1 June 2026. Option (a) ₹62,408.45 crore was FY 2024-25; (b) ₹46,663 crore was 2019-20; (d) ₹30,213 crore was 2013-14.
Q14 — (b) 19,72,018 MT. The record export volume of FY 2025-26. Option (a) 17,81,602 MT was the 2023-24 volume; (c) 17,35,286 MT was 2022-23; (d) 13,69,264 MT was 2021-22 (all per the Lok Sabha Q 379 annexure of state-wise export performance).
Q15 — (b) 66.52%. Frozen shrimp earned ₹49,037.93 crore (US$ 5,624.48 million) on 7,92,647 MT in FY 2025-26 — 66.52% of dollar earnings. Option (a) 40.19% is frozen shrimp’s share of export volume, a classic trap. Option (c) 36.42% is the United States’ share of export value in 2024-25.
Q16 — (c) United States. The US was the largest destination by value in 2024-25 with 36.42% of export value; China was the other principal importer. The US and China remained the top two importers in FY 2025-26 as well.
Q17 — (d) Chennai. The top three ports handling seafood export cargo in FY 2025-26 were Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and Kochi.
Q18 — (d) 1,304,779 MT. Vannamei (Pacific whiteleg shrimp) production in 2025-26 per MPEDA’s state-wise aquaculture production data — an all-time high and the first time the figure crossed 13 lakh tonnes. The five-year series: 976,213 MT (2021-22), 1,097,481 (2022-23), 1,076,970 (2023-24), 1,186,266 (2024-25), 1,304,779 (2025-26). Read the full story in our shrimp record post.
Q19 — (c) ₹20,050 crore. PMMSY was launched on 10 September 2020 with an estimated investment of ₹20,050 crore and has been extended to FY 2025-26. Option (b) ₹7,522 crore is the corpus of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF); (d) ₹6,000 crore is the outlay of the sub-scheme PM-MKSSY (FY 2023-24 to 2026-27).
Q20 — (c) 11,098.81 km. India’s coastline was re-assessed from the 1970s figure of 7,516.6 km to 11,098.81 km by the National Hydrographic Office with the Survey of India, and promulgated by a Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways circular dated 29 April 2025. No land was added — modern GIS measurement of the high-water line captured creeks, estuaries and inlets the old surveys missed. Gujarat has the longest mainland coastline at 2,340.62 km.
How to use this set
1. Learn the traps, not just the answers. Question setters love near-identical numbers: 151.60 (inland 2024-25) vs 147.25 (total 2020-21); 40.19% (shrimp volume share) vs 66.52% (shrimp value share); 183.93 (2023-24 total) vs 197.75 (2024-25 total). If two options look alike, one is usually the previous year’s figure or the other side of the split.
2. Anchor on the base years. Three years unlock most questions: 1950-51 (7.52 lakh tonnes), 2013-14 (95.79) and 2024-25 (197.75). From those, the decade’s doubling and the 26-fold rise since Independence both follow.
3. Track the export ladder. Exports by value: ₹30,213 crore (2013-14) → ₹46,663 crore (2019-20) → ₹62,408.45 crore (2024-25) → ₹73,890.46 crore (2025-26). Read the full export record in our seafood exports post, and the story behind the numbers in our NFDB meeting coverage.
4. Know the states cold. Andhra Pradesh (55.39 lakh tonnes, 28%) leads overall; the top five inland states are AP, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha. See the full state-wise table in our top-10 states post.
Frequently asked questions
Which is the biggest source of fish production growth in India?
Inland fisheries and aquaculture. Inland output rose from 61.36 lakh tonnes in 2013-14 to 151.60 lakh tonnes in 2024-25 — a 147% increase — and now supplies about 77% of all production. Average aquaculture productivity has risen to about 4.7 tonnes per hectare, from around 3 tonnes per hectare before PMMSY.
What is the government’s fish production target?
The government has set a target of 220 lakh tonnes of fish production by FY 2025-26. The 2024-25 figure of 197.75 lakh tonnes leaves about 22 lakh tonnes to close in the target year.
Which scheme funds fisheries infrastructure?
Two: PMMSY (₹20,050 crore, launched 10 September 2020, extended to FY 2025-26; projects worth ₹21,394.88 crore approved as of 11 August 2026) and the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF, ₹7,522 crore corpus). Its sub-scheme PM-MKSSY (₹6,000 crore, FY 2023-24 to 2026-27) formalises fisheries micro-enterprises.
Where do these numbers come from?
The production figures are from Lok Sabha Unstarred Questions 543 (3 February 2026) and 3898 (11 August 2026) and the Handbook of Fisheries Statistics 2025 (Department of Fisheries). Export figures are from MPEDA’s official release of 1 June 2026, carried by PIB. The coastline figure is from Lok Sabha Unstarred Q 589 (4 December 2025) and the MoPSW circular of 29 April 2025. Global rankings are from FAO’s State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) 2024.
Sources and official links
- Lok Sabha Unstarred Q 543 (3 Feb 2026) — fish production 2014-15 to 2024-25: 197.75 lakh tonnes, marine 46.15, inland 151.60 — eparlib.sansad.in
- PIB release PRID 2225760 — fish production 197.75 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, inland 151.60 lakh tonnes — pib.gov.in
- Lok Sabha Unstarred Q 3898 (11 Aug 2026) — year-wise production 147.25 / 162.48 / 175.45 / 183.93 / 197.75 lakh tonnes — sansad.in
- PIB release PRID 2267482 (1 June 2026) — seafood exports FY 2025-26: 19,72,018 MT, ₹73,890.46 crore, frozen shrimp ₹49,037.93 crore — pib.gov.in
- Handbook of Fisheries Statistics 2025 (Department of Fisheries) — 1950-51 to 2024-25 series, 7.51% growth, Andhra Pradesh 55.39 lakh tonnes (28%) — dof.gov.in
- Lok Sabha Unstarred Q 589 (4 Dec 2025) — coastline re-assessed to 11,098.81 km, MoPSW circular 29 April 2025 — sansad.in
All figures in this post were checked against the official sources above on 12 November 2026. Production figures for 2024-25 are provisional in the Handbook; export figures are MPEDA’s final data for FY 2025-26. Images in this post are illustrations.