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India is the largest producer and consumer of which crop in the world?
AWheat
BCotton
CPulses
DSugarcane
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Pulses
1. NCERT highlights India's pulse-economy uniqueness.
2. India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world.
3. Pulses are the major source of protein in a vegetarian diet.
4. India is second in rice and wheat, second-largest sugarcane producer after Brazil.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 4 "Agriculture", §Pulses ¶2_
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