Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Sugarcane cultivation in deccan plateau region is more remunerative than northern regions of India.

Statement II: There are a few number of sugar mills located in sugarcane cultivating northern regions of India.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Key PointsStatement I: Sugarcane cultivation in the Deccan plateau region is more remunerative than northern regions of India.

• This statement is generally considered true.
• Sugarcane cultivation in the Deccan plateau region (especially Maharashtra) is often more profitable compared to the northern plains.
• This is due to several factors, including the longer crushing season in the Deccan plateau (due to favorable climate), higher sucrose content in the sugarcane grown in the Deccan region, and better efficiency of sugar mills.

Statement II: There are a few number of sugar mills located in sugarcane cultivating northern regions of India.

• This statement is false.
• The northern region of India, particularly Uttar Pradesh, has a large number of sugar mills.
• Uttar Pradesh is the leading sugarcane producing state in India and it has significant sugar mill infrastructure.

So, the correct answer is:

3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect