Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> With reference to sugarcane, consider the following statements:
1. Uttar Pradesh is the top sugarcane producing state in India.
2. India is the second largest sugarcane producer in the world.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both 1 and 2

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Sugarcane (Saccharum Officinarum) is a tropical cash crop requiring temperature of 20-26 degrees celsius and a long rainy season with 150 cm of rainfall. Soil required is deep rich loamy and moderately acidic/alkaline.
Sugar industry is broadly distributed over two major areas of production- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana and Punjab in the north and Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in the south. India produced 33 million metric tons in 2017/2018 following Brazil and within the country Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of Sugarcane.