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Which of the following crops is Rajasthan NOT a leading producer of?

Correct answer: (C) Rice.

Rajasthan is not a leading producer of rice because rice needs waterlogged conditions that most of the state's arid, water-limited areas do not provide.

  1. (A)

    Guar

  2. (B)

    Mustard

  3. (C)

    Rice

  4. (D)

    Bajra

Explanation

The 2024 Agricultural Statistics at a Glance table for major rice-producing states lists Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, not Rajasthan. Rajasthan is placed first in 2023-24 production share for bajra and rapeseed and mustard. The crop geography is clear: rice needs waterlogged growing conditions, while most of Rajasthan is arid and water-limited. So, among Guar, Mustard, Rice and Bajra, rice is the crop for which Rajasthan is not a leading producer.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Guar is wrong because Rajasthan is a major guar producer, so it cannot be the crop Rajasthan is not leading in.
  • (B) Mustard is wrong because the DES rapeseed and mustard table ranks Rajasthan first by 2023-24 production share, and Rajasthan is number one in mustard.
  • (D) Bajra is wrong because the DES bajra table places Rajasthan first by 2023-24 production share, and Rajasthan is number one in bajra.

Concept

Rajasthan Economy's crop geography depends on matching crops to climate, water availability and state production specialisation. RAS agriculture frequently links production-rank data with Rajasthan's arid ecology.

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