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AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [2] medium thorough-understanding
In recent decades, sugar mills have been shifting from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar towards Maharashtra and other southern states. Identify TWO distinct reasons that make Maharashtra more suitable for sugar milling than the traditional sugar belt.
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:35 · grounding rag
Model Answer

Maharashtra is more suitable for sugar milling than the traditional sugar belt (UP and Bihar) because:

  1. Higher sucrose content — The sugarcane grown in Maharashtra has a higher sucrose content, yielding more sugar per tonne of cane crushed.
  2. Longer crushing season — The cooler climate ensures a longer crushing season, making mills more productive.

Source: Sugar Industry, Chapter 6

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Explanation

Both points must come directly from the passage — examiners expect these exact two reasons. Do not write about cooperative success (that is a third point in the passage but the question asks for reasons making it more suitable for milling, so sucrose content and crushing season are the two primary geographical/climatic reasons). Each point is worth 1 mark; name the reason and briefly explain it in one line each.

Previous-year CBSE Grade 10 board exam questions, organised by subject and chapter, each with a model answer — free to read and print.