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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India’s first ‘Lavendar festival’ has been inaugurated at which states/UTs?
A
Himachal Pradesh
B
Uttarakhand
C
Jammu and Kashmir
D
Ladakh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. Which state/UT hosted the India’s first Lavender Festival? Notes: Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated the Lavender Festival, the first-of-its kind in India, in Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s ‘First Lavender Festival’ in Bhaderwah.

Detailed explanation-3: -Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has inaugurated the country’s first ‘Lavendar festival’ at Jammu’s Bhaderwah where the cultivation of lavender has transformed the economy of the mountainous area. Bhaderwah in the Doda district is the birthplace of India’s purple revolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -In India, the lavender crop is cultivated in low rainfall regions and on the slopes of hills of Himachal Pradesh(HP) and Uttar Pradesh(UP). The lavender crop is also successfully grown in the Kashmir valley region.

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