UPPSC 2016 General Studies I Solved Paper

(c) Uttar Pradesh has the largest area of 83–84 lakh hectares under well irrigation which accounts for about 28–19 per cent of the well irrigated area of India. This is followed by Rajasthan (10.44%),Punjab (8.65%), Madhya Pradesh(7.97%), and Gujarat (7.34%) Bihar(6.29%), Andhra Pradesh (5.87%),Maharashtra (5.75%), Haryana(4.41%), Tamil Nadu (4.35%), West Bengal (4.19%) and Karnataka(3.06%).