Question

India’s ranking on mulberry silk production is:
a. Fourth
b. Third
c. Second
d. First

Answer 1

Hint: The only food for the silkworm (Bombyx mori) is the Mulberry foliage. It is full-grown under diverse climatic circumstances reaching from temperate to tropical. One of the major economic components in sericulture is a mulberry leaf. The quality and quantity of leaf generated per unit area have a direct bearing on the cocoon harvest.

Complete answer:
- It is said that India produces the amount of 28,708 metric tonnes per year. It is the second-largest producer of mulberry silk 17550 MT (2001-02). One of India's largest is also the consumer of silk in the world.

- China is the top most country which produces the most amount of mulberry silk. It is at the top with the production of some 48% cocoons and 40.9% of raw silk. It is said that China produces the amount of 146,000 metric tonnes per year. It is the largest producer of mulberry silk in the world.

- The country of Uzbekistan is the third-largest producer of mulberry silk in the world. It is said that the country of Uzbekistan produces the amount of 1,100 metric tons per year.

- It is said that the country of Thailand produces the amount of 692 metric tons per year. The country of Thailand is the fourth-largest producer of mulberry silk in the world.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: In most of the states of the country India the cultivation of mulberry takes place. The state of Karnataka is the primary grower of this fruit in our country. Approximately 160,00 hectares of land is provided by this state to produce these crops. However, the states like Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, and West Bengal, respectively are included in the production of the mulberry leaves. The places like Maharashtra and Rajasthan cultivate the white mulberries.