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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country became the largest producer and second-largest exporter of sugar in the world?
A
Cuba
B
India
C
Pakistan
D
China
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India emerges as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar and world’s 2nd largest exporter of sugar.

Detailed explanation-2: -The country earned foreign currency worth ₹40,000 crore through the sugar exports. With this, India surpassed Brazil to be the second largest sugar exporter, after Thailand.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sugarcane is an indigenous plant of India India is the second largest sugarcane producer in the world, after Brazil.

Detailed explanation-4: -Brazil ranks first among the world’s largest sugar exporters, according to data from the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Detailed explanation-5: -Recently, India has emerged as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar and the world’s 2nd largest exporter, due to the record production of more than 5000 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) of sugarcane.

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