Question

Name main producers of gram and arhar in India.

Answer 1

Hint:
 Gram is a rabbi plant and is named after other names like chickpea and Chana. It is produced in dry and arid parts of the world. Leading gram producers are Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Telangana. Arhar is also called the pigeon pea.

Complete step by step solution:
 Arhar's leading producers are Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab. Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), also known as pigeonpea, red gram, tur. Since its first study in the Indian subcontinent at least 3,500 years ago, its seeds have become a staple food in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It is widely eaten in South Asia and is a major source of protein for the people of the Indian subcontinent. It is mainly associated with rice or roti and has a staple diet throughout the length and breadth of India. The cultivation of pigeon pearls dates back at least 3,500 years. The center of origin is probably the Indian subcontinent, where the closest wild relatives occur in tropical rainforests. Archaeological excavations of the pigeon peas that occurred about 3,400 years ago have been found in the Neolithic areas of Kalaburagi, Karnataka and its surrounding areas as well as in southern Indian states such as Kerala, where it is called Tomara Payaru.

Note:
Pigeon pea is widely grown in tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old and the New Worlds. Global production of pigeon peas is estimated at 4.49 million tons. About 63% of this product comes from India. Africa is the second largest diversity center and currently supplies about 21% of global production by 1.05 million tons.