Question

The largest area under cultivation in India is for which of the following crops?
A) Rice
B) Wheat
C) Sugarcane
D) Jowar

Answer 1

Hint: The history of farming and cultivation of crops in India goes back to the Indus valley civilization. India ranks second in the production of crops. India has the largest producer of sugarcane, rice, maize, etc. From which maize that is corn is the most profitable farming in India.

Complete answer:
Let's look for the correct answer by going through options one by one.
Option A: India ranks second in the production of rice. Approximately 44 million hectares of land are used every year for the cultivation of rice. West Bengal produces the highest amount of rice from the total production of rice.
Option B: India ranks second in the production of wheat crops. Approximately 29.8 million hectares of land are used every year for the cultivation of wheat. Punjab produces the highest amount of wheat from the total production of wheat.
Option C: India ranks second in the production of sugarcane. Almost 5 million hectares of land is used every year for the cultivation of sugarcane. Uttar Pradesh produces the highest amount of sugarcane from the total production of sugarcane.
Option D: India ranks fifth in the production of jowar crops. Approximately 18 million hectares of land is used every year for the cultivation of jowar. Maharashtra produces the highest amount of jowar from the total production of jowar.

So the correct answer is A, rice crops as it's been produced in 44 million hectares of India's total area.

Note: In India, West Bengal ranks first in the production of rice crops followed by Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, and so on. West Bengal produces almost 14 percent of total rice production.