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ICSE Class 10 Geography Question 9 of 24

Agriculture — III: Cash Crops (1) — Question 14

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Question 4(b)

Which two states in India are the leading producers of groundnut? Why is groundnut mostly grown in Peninsular India?

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Gujarat and Tamil Nadu in India are the leading producers of groundnut.

Groundnut is mostly grown in Peninsular India because the red, yellow and black cotton soils of Peninsular India suit it well. Such light soils are essential as the nut ripens in the soil.