RAS question
Which state is India's largest wool producer?
Correct answer: (B) Rajasthan.
Rajasthan is India's largest wool-producing state, with annual wool production of about 1.6 crore kg.
Explanation
Rajasthan is the right answer because the official Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board page, in its economy overview of the state, identifies Rajasthan as the biggest wool-producing state in India. Rajasthan produces about 1.6 crore kg of wool annually. For a RAS Economy of Rajasthan question, that combination matters: the state is not merely associated with wool or pastoral activity; it is placed at the top of India's wool production. Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board, Department of Environment, Government of Rajasthan situates this within Rajasthan's broader agricultural and pastoral economy, which is why wool production is a standard factual marker for the state's animal-husbandry profile.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Jammu & Kashmir is wrong because Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board, Department of Environment, Government of Rajasthan names Rajasthan, not Jammu & Kashmir, as India's biggest wool-producing state.
- (C) Himachal Pradesh is wrong because the question asks for the largest producer, and Rajasthan holds that position.
- (D) Gujarat is wrong because Rajasthan is the biggest wool-producing state in India, while Gujarat is only another option here.
Concept
This tests the animal-husbandry and state-economy portion of the RAS syllabus. It recurs because Rajasthan's pastoral economy and leading position in wool production are high-yield facts for agriculture and allied-sector questions.