Question

describe the uses of oilseeds.which state is the largest producer of groundnut.

Answer 1

Answer:

Oil Seeds: In 2015 India was the second

largest producer of groundnut in the world

after china. In rapeseed production India was

third largest producer in the world after

Canada and China in 2015. Different oil seeds

are grown covering approximately 12 per cent

of the total cropped area of the country. Main

oil-seeds produced in India are groundnut,

mustard, coconut, sesamum (til), soyabean,

castor seeds, cotton seeds, linseed and

sunflower. Most of these are edible and used

as cooking mediums. However, some of these

are also used as raw material in the

production of soap, cosmetics and ointments.

Groundnut is a kharif crop and accounts

for about half of the major oilseeds produced

in the country. Gujarat was the largest producer

of groundnut followed by Rajasthan and Tamil

Nadu in 2015–16. Linseed and mustard are

rabi crops. Sesamum is a kharif crop in north

and rabi crop in south India. Castor seed is

grown both as rabi and kharif crop.

Answer 2

(i) They are used as a cooking medium as most of them are edible. For example, sunflower oil, coconut oil, etc.

(ii) They are used for industrial purposes. For example, oil seeds are important raw materials for the production of soap, cosmetics, ointments, etc.

Gujarat is the top region by groundnut production(as of 2017 groundnut production in Gujarat was 3.16 million tonnes) Other states are Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Telangana.