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  1. The largest irrigated area in India is occupied by
    1. Sugarcane
    2. Rice
    3. Cotton
    4. Wheat
Correct Option: B

The total area under irrigated rice is about 22.00 million hectares, which accounts about 49.5 per cent of the total area under rice crop in the country. Riceis grown under irrigated conditions in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. In these states, rice is grown under irrigated conditions more than 50-90%.



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