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Which state is the largest producer of sugarcane in India?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of sugarcane, with Maharashtra second and Karnataka third. India is the world’s largest producer of the crop, ahead of Brazil in tonnage though not in sugar recovered. The two leading states differ in ways worth knowing. Uttar Pradesh has the larger area and output, growing the crop in the fertile Gangetic plain under a subtropical climate. Maharashtra has a higher sugar recovery rate and a longer crushing season, since its tropical conditions suit the plant better; its industry is organised largely through cooperatives, which have become a significant political force in the state. Sugarcane needs a long growing season, high temperature, and 75 to 150 cm of rainfall or irrigation, and it exhausts the soil, so it demands heavy fertiliser. It is a water-intensive crop, which is why its expansion in drought-prone parts of Maharashtra is contested.
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