Question

Which of the following States has agricultural area less than 60 percent?
1. West Bengal
2. Punjab
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Bihar

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : West Bengal

The correct answer is West Bengal.

• West Bengal has an agricultural area of less than 60 per cent.
• West Bengal:
  • West Bengal is situated in eastern India and shares its borders with Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Sikkim, and Assam. 
  • The state also shares international borders with Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.
  • The Bay of Bengal is in the south of West Bengal.
  • At current prices, the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of West Bengal is estimated at Rs 14.44 trillion (US$ 206.64 billion) in 2020-21.
  • The average annual GSDP growth rate from 2015-16 to 2020-21 is about 12.62%.
  • West Bengal is the largest producer of rice in India.
  • Rice production for the state totalled 14.99 million tonnes in 2017-18.
  • West Bengal is also a major producer of fish.
  • During 2018-19, the state produced a total of 1.85 million tonnes of fish.
  • West Bengal is the second largest tea-producing state in India and is home to the globally acclaimed Darjeeling tea variety.

• India's largest agricultural producing states:
  • West Bengal - Rice, Jute, Sesamum, Tobacco
  • Uttar Pradesh - Rice, Bajra, food grains
  • Punjab - Wheat, Sugarcane, Cotton
  • Haryana - Paddy, Sunflower
  • Madhya Pradesh - Pulses, Soyabean