Question

Madhya Pradesh is known as highest producer of which among the following ?
1. Cotton
2. Soyabeans
3. Rice
4. Groundnut

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Soyabeans

The correct answer is Soyabeans.

• Soybeans are one of the main crops of Madhya Pradesh.

• Farming of Soyabeans was first started in Dewas district.
  • Initially, it was a pilot project.
  • Madhya Pradesh is also called the Soyabean Capital of India.
  • Ujjain is the highest producer of Soyabean in Madhya Pradesh.
  • Excluding Singrauli all other districts have soybean farming.

• Cotton is one of the important crops of Madhya Pradesh.
  • In Madhya Pradesh 3/4^thof the total production of cotton comes from Indore Region.
  • The main cotton producer districts are Khandwa, Badwani, Dhar, Khargon, Burhanpur, Ratlam, and Chhindwada.
• Rice is the second largest produced crop of Madhya Pradesh.
  • Madhya Pradesh produces 3 percentage of total rice production in India.
  • Balaghat is the largest producer of rice in Madhya Pradesh.
• Groundnut is the third-largest produced crop in Madhya Pradesh.
  • It contains Vitamin A1, B1, and B2.
  • Main area for production of groundnut are Khargon, Badwani, Chhindwada, Seoni, Betul, Datiya, Shivpuri, Tikamgarh and Chhatarpur.