As per National Horticulture Board's report titled 'Horticulture Statistics at a glance 2015', the largest producer of apples (in absolute terms) in India comes from :

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  1. Uttarakhand
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Himachal Pradesh
  4. Jammu and Kashmir

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Option 4 : Jammu and Kashmir
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The correct answer is Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Jammu & Kashmir is by far the largest producer of apples in India.
  • After Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), comes Himachal Pradesh (H.P.), and Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) hills in terms of apple production.
  • According to figures from the National Horticulture Board in 2017-18, the state produced 77.7% of apples in India.

Key Points

  • The apple cultivar ‘Ambri’, is considered to be indigenous to Kashmir.

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