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Question
Give reasons why sugar industry has flourished in Uttar Pradesh.
Solution
Uttar Pradesh is the most important region for the sugar industry because of the following reasons:
(i) Climate and soil conditions are favourable.
(ii) This region has the advantage of an early start.
(iii) The dense population of the region provide cheap labour as well as good fertilization for the sugar industry.
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