Which State is the largest producer of pearl millet (Bajra)?
2023
Which State is the largest producer of pearl millet (Bajra)?
Answer: B. Rajasthan — ConceptA crop-production ranking compares total output for the same crop, crop year, unit, and geographic level. It is not the same as area cultivated or…
- A.
Haryana
- B.
Rajasthan
- C.
Punjab
- D.
More than one of the above
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: B
Concept
A crop-production ranking compares total output for the same crop, crop year, unit, and geographic level. It is not the same as area cultivated or yield per hectare.
Pearl millet is a drought-tolerant kharif cereal concentrated in India's arid and semi-arid regions. Acreage and yield can explain production, but a production ranking is decided by comparable total-output figures alone.
Application
In Government of India state-wise Bajra production data, Rajasthan recorded 3,739.84 thousand tonnes in 2021–22 and 5,061.90 thousand tonnes in 2022–23 (third advance estimates). Haryana recorded 1,119.83 and 1,199.85 thousand tonnes, while Punjab recorded 0.76 and 0.41 thousand tonnes, respectively.
Contrast
Haryana's pearl-millet total is below the maximum in the same state-wise table.
Rajasthan's pearl-millet total is the maximum in the same state-wise table.
Punjab's pearl-millet total is below the maximum in the same state-wise table.
The table has one state at the maximum, not multiple states tied at that level.
The state at the maximum is present among the individually named choices.
Therefore, the answer by value is Rajasthan.