Which state is the largest producer of mustard and rapeseed in India?
- A.Madhya Pradesh
- B.Rajasthan
- C.Haryana
- D.Uttar Pradesh
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Rajasthan. Mustard is the leading rabi oilseed of the state, grown with light irrigation in Bharatpur, Alwar, Sawai Madhopur, Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh, and Rajasthan has long been the largest producer in the country; the oilseed trade of Bharatpur and the many oil mills of the eastern districts rest on it. Option A is wrong because Madhya Pradesh leads in soyabean and gram rather than mustard. Option C is wrong because Haryana is an important mustard state but comes after Rajasthan. Option D is wrong because Uttar Pradesh, the largest producer of wheat and sugarcane, grows mustard on a smaller scale. Pair this with the other leads of the state: bajra, guar, coriander, fenugreek, moth bean, isabgol and wool. Mustard and bajra together make Rajasthan one of the largest oilseed and coarse grain suppliers in the country.
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Practice Questions
View allRajasthan is the largest producer in India of which of the following crops?
- A.Rice
- B.Bajra (pearl millet)
- C.Sugarcane
- D.Jute
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Pearl millet needs little water and stands high temperature, which suits the sandy soils of western Rajasthan, and the state leads the country in its production; it is grown as a kharif crop in Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagaur and Jodhpur and eaten as the staple bread of the region.
Read the full explanation →The Rampura Agucha mine in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan is famous for which mineral?
- A.Copper
- B.Zinc
- C.Rock phosphate
- D.Gypsum
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Rampura Agucha is the state's best known lead and zinc deposit and one of the largest zinc producing mines in the world; Rajasthan is the only state in India that supplies lead and zinc concentrates, the other mines being Zawar near Udaipur, the oldest of them, and Rajpura Dariba.
Read the full explanation →Khetri in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan is associated with the mining of
- A.Iron ore
- B.Copper
- C.Manganese
- D.Bauxite
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The Khetri belt, with the nearby Kolihan mine, is the chief source of copper in Rajasthan and one of the main copper areas of India, worked by Hindustan Copper Limited; the ore is smelted and refined in the same region.
Read the full explanation →Makrana in Nagaur district of Rajasthan is known for
- A.Marble
- B.Sandstone
- C.Granite
- D.Slate
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Makrana supplies the fine white marble used in the Taj Mahal and in the Victoria Memorial, and its quarries were recognised as a global heritage stone resource; marble is also cut at Kishangarh in Ajmer district, the largest marble market of the country.
Read the full explanation →The Mangala oil field, the biggest onshore crude oil discovery in India in recent decades, lies in which district of Rajasthan?
- A.Jaisalmer
- B.Barmer
- C.Bikaner
- D.Jalore
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The Mangala field, found in 2004 in the Barmer basin, with Bhagyam and Aishwariya nearby, made Rajasthan an oil producing state, and the crude is carried by a heated pipeline to the Gujarat coast; a refinery is being built at Pachpadra in the same district.
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