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Option 1 : Maharashtra

The correct answer is Maharashtra.

  • As per the data of 2017-18 released by National Horticulture Board, Maharashtra is the largest producer of Tur (Arhar) in India.

  • Major pulses grown in India are tur (arhar), urad, moong, masur, peas, and gram.
  • Being leguminous crops, all these crops except arhar help in restoring soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from the air.
  • Gram is the most dominant pulse but only with a share of around 40 percent in the total production followed by Tur/Arhar at 15 to 20 per cent and Urad/Black Matpe and Moong at around 8-10 percent each.
  • National Food Security Mission for Pulses, Pulses Development Scheme and Technological Mission on Pulses are a few of the government’s plans to support pulses production.

  • Cropping patterns of Pulses in India
    • Temperature: Between 20-27°C
    • Rainfall: Around 25-60 cm.
    • Soil Type: Sandy-loamy soil.
  • Top Pulses Producing States: Madhya Pradesh > Rajasthan > Maharashtra > Uttar Pradesh > Karnataka.
  • India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world.
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