Which of the following districts is famous for the production of cotton and banana?
- (a)Mandsaur
- (b)Shahdol
- (c)Satna
- (d)Burhanpur
Correct — D, Burhanpur. Burhanpur, on the banks of the Tapti river in southern Madhya Pradesh, is one of the state's leading cotton-growing and cotton-textile districts (long known for its handloom and ginning trade) and is also one of India's major banana-producing belts, thanks to the fertile, irrigated Tapti valley.
- (a)Mandsaur — Mandsaur is India's leading garlic-producing district (also known for opium poppy cultivation), not cotton or banana.
- (b)Shahdol — Shahdol lies in MP's coal-and-forest belt (part of the Sohagpur coalfield region); it is not a cotton or banana district.
- (c)Satna — Satna is known for cement production (its limestone belt) and its proximity to Chitrakoot, not for cotton or banana.
Madhya Pradesh's districts specialise in distinct crops depending on soil and river-valley irrigation: the fertile Tapti-valley soil around Burhanpur and Khargone supports cotton and banana, Malwa's soils suit garlic (Mandsaur), and other belts specialise in cement-grade limestone (Satna) or coal (Shahdol) rather than agriculture.
MPPSC frequently asks 'district ↔ signature product' matching questions — Burhanpur (cotton & banana), Khargone (cotton & Maheshwari sarees), Mandsaur (garlic) are recurring pegs, so anchoring one product per district name pays off across multiple years.
- Burhanpur sits on the Tapti river in southern Madhya Pradesh, bordering Maharashtra
- Historically known for cotton textiles and ginning (a Mughal-era cotton-trade town)
- One of Madhya Pradesh's largest banana-growing districts
- Fertile alluvial Tapti-valley soil supports both cotton and banana cultivation
- Confusing Burhanpur (cotton + banana) with Khargone (cotton + Maheshwari sarees) — both are Tapti-belt cotton districts
- Assuming Mandsaur, being in the Malwa cash-crop belt, also grows cotton or banana
MPPSC tests single-fact district-product recall directly; UPSC tends to test the same underlying idea via soil type (black cotton soil → cotton tracts of the Deccan/Malwa).
MPPSC_2024_PRE_PaperI_Q392024Match the following districts of Madhya Pradesh with their unique product and choose the correct option: (1) Ashoknagar – (i) Bananas (2) Khargone – (ii) Maheshwari Sarees and Tiger Print (3) Burhanpur – (iii) Chanderi Sarees (4) Mandsaur – (iv) Garlic
- (a) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
- (b) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
- (c) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
- (d) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Answer(b) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Same district-product peg — confirms Burhanpur's banana association (alongside its cotton fame) tested two years later in a matching format.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh lies on the banks of which river?
- (a)Narmada
- (b)Tapti
- (c)Chambal
- (d)Betwa
Answer(b) Tapti — Burhanpur sits on the Tapti river, near the Maharashtra border.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which Madhya Pradesh district, along with Burhanpur, is known for cotton cultivation and Maheshwari sarees?
- (a)Khargone
- (b)Mandsaur
- (c)Satna
- (d)Shahdol
Answer(a) Khargone — home to Maheshwar town, famous for Maheshwari sarees, and a major cotton-growing district.