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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List-I (Crops)List-II (Largest producer)A. Wheat1. BrazilB. Cotton2. ChinaC. Sugarcane3. U.S.A.D. Tea4. IndiaCodes: A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 3 1 4 (c) 2 4 3 1 (d) 4 1 2 3 |
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Answer» (b) China is the largest producer of wheat. Roughly two-thirds of the total wheat production came from the north China plain and nearly another third from the central provinces. Winter wheat accounts for about 94% of China’s total wheat output. U.S.A. is the largest producer of cotton. In its January report, USDA estimated a ‘13-14 US crop of 13.19 million bales. Upland production was estimated at 12.55 million bales and extra-long staple production at 636,000 bales. Brazil is the largest producer of sugarcane. Brazil’s sugarcane industry association UNICA estimates Brazil’s sugar cane production in 2012/13 at 531.4 million ton which is 8% up from the 493.2 million ton produced in 2011/12. India is the largest producer of tea. Tea Board of India shows that during January to August, tea production has risen by 6.2% to 705 million kg in 2013. |
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