Which is the most important commercial and industrial crop of Karnataka?
Sugarcane is the most important commercial and industrial crop of Karnataka. It contains sucrose and it is used to produce jaggery and sugar. Being annual crop sugarcane requires irrigation facility.
Karnataka ranks fourth in the production of sugarcane. Belagavi is the leading producer of sugarcane in Karnataka and followed by Bagalkot, Mandya, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Davanagere, Hassan, Koppal, Vijayapura, Bidar, Ballari and Haveri are important sugarcane-growing areas.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.