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Which of the following Indian states has the greatest number of sugar mills?
1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Rajasthan

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : Uttar Pradesh

The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.

  • Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer of sugar in India among the given options.
  • Deoria, Gorakhpur, Basti, Gonda, Meerut, Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, and Muzaffarnagar are the major centres of the sugar industry in Uttar Pradesh.
  • India is the 2nd largest sugar-producing country in the World.
  • The first sugar-producing country in the World is Brazil.
  • After Cotton Industry, The sugar industry is the second largest agro-based industry in the country.
  • The largest number of sugar mills in India is in the state of Maharashtra. Uttar Pradesh ranks second.

 

  • The first sugar industry was set up in Betia in Bihar In 1840.
  • Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were the leading sugar producers till 1960.

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