Question

The Auraiya district in southern Uttar Pradesh is a major producer of _______.
1. Jaggery
2. Honey
3. Pure desi ghee
4. asafoetida (hing)

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Pure desi ghee

The correct answer is Pure desi ghee.

• The Auraiya district in southern Uttar Pradesh is a major producer of Pure desi ghee.
• The ghee produced here is also sent to other states like Bihar, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, etc for sale.
• The Auraiya district is located in the southern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh.
• On 17 September 1997 two tehsils named Auraiya and Bidhuna were separated from district Etawah to form the new district named as Auraiya.
• Auraiya district is one of the backward districts in the industrial sector declared by the government of Uttar Pradesh.

Item	Major producing districts in UP
Jaggery	Muzaffarnagar, Ayodhya and Lakhimpur.
Honey	Saharanpur, Bulandshahr.
Asafoetida (Hing)	Hathras.