Question

The largest rice producing state in India is :
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) West Bengal
C) Orissa
D) Andhra Pradesh.

Answer 1

Rice - Oryza sativa, is an edible and a starchy cereal grain. Roughly one-half of the world population is wholly dependent upon rice as a staple food.

Complete Answer:
The rice plant is an annual grass and grows to about 1.2 metres or 4 feet, in height. Its leaves are long and flattened and borne on hollow stems. Its inflorescence is made up of spikelets - which bear flowers - that produce the fruit, or the grain.
More than 90% of the world’s rice is grown in Asia, mostly in China, Indonesia, India & Bangladesh. India is one of the largest producers of rice in the world while China is the largest consumer.

S.NO.	STATE	PRODUCTION (2017-18) in TONNES
1.	WEST BENGAL	14,970
2.	PUNJAB	13,380
3.	UTTAR PRADESH	13,270
4.	ANDHRA PRADESH	8,180
5.	BIHAR	7,910
6.	TAMIL NADU	7,280
7.	ORISSA	6,530
8.	TELANGANA	6,250
9.	ASSAM	5,160
10.	CHHATTISGARH	4,730

So, according to the table above, West Bengal is the largest rice producing state in the world. Thus, Option b) is the correct option, and all other options are incorrect.

Note: Rice requires sufficient water to grow. So, the soil used should have good water holding capacity. Silt clay, silt clay loam and clay are some of the soils that are good. But fertile alluvial soil deposited by the river system, is the best for rice cultivation.