Sugar

Q. Bagasse is what is left of sugarcane after it is moulded for personal use.

1. True
2. False

Q. Sugar mills are located in which of the following states in India?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Dhaka
3. Lahore
4. Haryana
5. Bihar
6. Goa
7. Karnataka
8. Madhya Pradesh

Q. Which of the following is a product made from sugar?

1. Honey
2. Sugarcane
3. Jaggery
4. Icing

Q. About ________ percentage of the sugar mills in India are from the states Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

1. 65
2. 50
3. 60
4. 55

Q. Sixty percent of the sugar mills in India are located in the states of _________ and ________.

1. Bihar
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Karnataka

Q. Which of the following is/are the challenges faced by the sugar industry?

1. Old and inefficient methods of production
2. Ability to fully utilise the potential of bagasse usage
3. Varying Sucrose content
4. Seasonal nature of Sugarcane

Q. The industry is the second largest agro–based industry of India.

1. textile
2. tea
3. vegetable oil
4. sugar

Q. The Gur and Khandsari industry consumes the majority of sugarcane grown in India.

1. True
2. False

Q. Identify the problems faced by the sugar industries in India.

1. The industries have very low capacity for production.
2. There is growing politicisation in the process of fixing the price of sugarcane.
3. Sugarcane farmers are unable to unionise, which puts them at a disadvantage.
4. The industries have to make do with outdated machinery.

Q. Bagasse is what is left of sugarcane after it is moulded for personal use.

1. True
2. False