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HIGHEST LONGEST BIGGEST LARGEST DEEPEST SMALLEST IN INDIA
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Question
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The largest producer of saffron in India is -
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Jammu and Kashmir
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Uttar Pradesh
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Tamil Nadu
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Haryana
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Jammu and Kashmir. In India around 5707 hectares of land comes under saffron cultivation while majority of produce is procured from the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Detailed explanation-2: -Iran is the largest producer of Saffron in the world and has over 90% Saffron production worldwide. Khorasan Razavi province and Gonabad region are part of central Iranian plateau with arid and semiarid climate.
Detailed explanation-3: -90% of the country’s saffron is produced in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and here it is mainly confined to Pulwama and Budgam districts10.
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