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India is the SECOND-largest producer in the world for which staple food crop?
ARice, after China
BCoffee, after Brazil
CPulses, after USA
DWheat, after Ukraine
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Rice, after China
India is the world's 2nd-largest rice producer (after China). India is also 2nd in wheat (after China, not Ukraine), so 'Rice after China' is the canonical fact taught in the chapter.
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