Which one of the following about sugar industry of Peninsular India is not correct?

The correct answer is D, Most of the mills in the Peninsula are located mainly along the east coast. This statement is not correct, because the peninsular sugar mills are concentrated mainly in Maharashtra and Karnataka, in the west and the interior of the plateau. Since the 1960s the industry has been shifting from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the north to the peninsula. The tropical climate of the south has no cold winter and no hot, dry loo, so sugarcane grows well and gives more cane per hectare. The cane also has more sucrose, and the mild weather allows the mills to crush cane for a longer season. Many mills in Maharashtra are run as cooperatives, which also helped the industry grow. Option A is wrong to pick because a high yield per hectare is a real advantage of the peninsula. Option B is wrong because the cane of the south does have a higher sucrose content. Option C is wrong because the crushing season in the south is indeed longer than in the north. Exam tip: sugar shifted south for higher yield, more sucrose, a longer season and cooperatives; Maharashtra leads.