Among the following states, which is the largest producer of pulses in India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Rajasthan
Pulses (gram, moong, moth, urad, tur and others) grow well in the dry regions of central and western India. Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer in the country; Rajasthan and Maharashtra come next, each with roughly one-sixth of India's output (about 4 million tonnes a year), and Rajasthan leads in moong and moth.
Among the four states given, therefore, Rajasthan produces the most pulses; Uttar Pradesh produces much less, and Bihar and Gujarat less still.