Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : Uttar Pradesh is called the "Sugar Bowl" of India.
Reason R : Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer of Sugarcane.
In the light of above, statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
Assertion A is true. Uttar Pradesh is called the “Sugar Bowl of India” because it grows the most sugarcane and has a large number of sugar mills, mainly in the western districts and the Terai.
Reason R is true. Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer of sugarcane in India, growing over 40% of the country’s crop on the fertile, well-watered plains of the Ganga and its tributaries.
R explains A. The name “Sugar Bowl” is given to the state because it produces more sugarcane, the raw material of sugar, than any other state.