Geography PYQ 210 of 587 · Crops & Animal Husbandry · Sugarcane

Which States in India are the largest producers of sugarcane?

  1. ABihar and Uttar Pradesh
  2. BUttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
  3. CAndhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir
  4. DPunjab and Himachal Pradesh

53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011

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Correct answer: (a) Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

Explanation

According to the data for the year 2023–24 under Agricultural Statistics at a Glance, 2024, the order of the 8 highest sugarcane-producing states is as follows: Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bihar, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh. Hence, option (a) is correct. According to the Economic Survey 2025-26, in 2024-25 the top five sugarcane-producing states in India are, respectively: Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu.

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