Which crop of Uttar Pradesh is grown mainly in Barabanki, Rampur and Badaun and yields an oil that is largely exported?
- A.Mentha or menthol mint
- B.Sunflower
- C.Castor
- D.Linseed
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, mentha or menthol mint. Uttar Pradesh grows most of the Indian mint crop, concentrated in Barabanki, Rampur, Badaun, Sambhal and the neighbouring districts, and the menthol and mint oil distilled from it go largely to export, which has made mint a cash crop of the zaid and early kharif season there. Option B, sunflower, is grown chiefly in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and parts of Maharashtra. Option C, castor, is associated above all with Gujarat and Rajasthan. Option D, linseed, is a rabi oilseed of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and parts of Uttar Pradesh but not a crop of these particular districts. Keep the district label in mind: Barabanki means mentha, just as Malihabad means the Dussehri mango. Mint is also asked as an industrial or aromatic crop, so note that it is distilled rather than crushed for oil like the other oilseeds listed here.
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