Question

The production of onion is the highest in ____________.
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Maharashtra

Answer 1

Hint:
-Indian onions are famous for their pungency.
-Indian onions are available throughout the year.
-The largest market of onion in India is Lasalgaon market located in Nashik district.

Complete answer:
The production of onion is the highest in the state of Maharashtra. It produces 5355.39 thousand metric tonnes on an average. Indian onions have two crop cycles, first harvesting starts in November to January and the second harvesting from January to May. The other major Onion producing crops are Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Telangana.

Onion is a temperate crop but can be grown under a wide range of climatic conditions such as temperature, tropical and subtropical climate. The best results can be obtained in mild weather without extreme weather conditions. Thus, Maharashtra is suitable for growing onions. The various types of onions are Agrifound Red, Arka Bindu, Bhima Shubhra etc.

Now let us look into the given options
A. Madhya Pradesh is not the correct option as the average production of onions is 952.30 thousand metric tonnes.
B.Andhra pradesh is not the correct option as the average production of onions is 662.60 thousand metric tonnes.
C. Uttar Pradesh is the wrong answer as the average production of onions is 368.60 thousand metric tonnes.
D. Maharashtra is the correct option as the average production of onion is 5355.39 thousand metric tonnes.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:
1.India is the second largest onion growing country in the world after China.
2.There is a lot of demand of Indian Onion in the world.
3. The country exported 11,49,896.85 million tonnes of onions in the year 2019-20.