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In which of the following areas there is an overlapping plantation of tea and coffee?

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  1. North-east

  2. North-west

  3. South-west

  4. South-east

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

South-East

It was especially popular in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The most commonly used coffee beans are Arabica and Robusta grown in the hills of Karnataka (Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan), Kerala (Malabar region) and Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris District, Yercaud and Kodaikanal).
Even in Eastern states like Assam, West-Bengal there are many plantation of tea and coffee.

Which state is the Second largest producer of Tea after Assam?

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  1. Karnataka

  2. West Bengal

  3. Kerala

  4. Andhra Pradesh

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
West Bengal
West Bengal comes at the second position in the list of tea producing states with 329.70 million kilograms of tea production in the year 2015-16, which is roughly 26% of the national produce. Districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Coochbehar are the major tea producers of the state

Which of the following is not one of the important steps in processing tea leaves?

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  1. Withering

  2. Rolling

  3. Fermenting

  4. Drying

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Fermantation is not one of the important steps in processing tea leaves.

Which of the following is NOT a cash crop?

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  1. Tobacco

  2. Cotton

  3. Coffee

  4. Bajra

  5. Tea

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bajra.

In case of crops such as Cotton, indigo, oil seeds, sugar cane etc., state demand was invariably in cash. Hence, they were called cash crops. Cash crops are agricultural crops cultivated to be sold in order to make profit.

India is the largest tea producing country in the world. It is grown mainly in ________.

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  1. Punjab

  2. Haryana

  3. Bihar

  4. Odisha

  5. Assam

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Assam.
Approximately 52% of the total tea produced in India comes from the state of Assam. The state registered 652.95 million kilograms of tea production in the year 2015-16. Lakhimpur, Kamrup, Goalpara, Sivasagar, Cachar, Nagaon and Derang districts of the state are major producers of tea.

Which one of the following has the highest production of coffee?

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  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Karnataka

  3. Kerala

  4. TamilNadu

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Karnataka state is the largest producer of coffee in India. The state contributed about 70% of the total production of coffee in India during 2016-17 with 2.33 lakh MT coffee production. The main variety of coffee grown in Karnataka is Robusta, but the state also produces a small quantity of Arabica.

'Sao Paulo' is famous for which of the following crop production?

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  1. Cotton

  2. Maize

  3. Coffee

  4. Tea

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sao Paulo is one of the 26 states of the Federal Republic of Brazil and is named after Saint Paul of Tarsus.

After independence in 1820, São Paulo became a major agricultural producer (mainly coffee) in the newly constituted Empire of Brazil.

Tea and coffee are important crops because they are _____.
(i) cash
(ii) beverage
(iii) plantation
(iv) non-food

geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

  1. (i), (ii), (iii) only

  2. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  3. (i), (ii), (iv) only

  4. (i), (iii), (iv) only

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Tea and coffee are cash crops as they are mainly grown for sale.

They are hot beverages consumed by people around the world.
It is a non-food crop as we drink them for refreshing ourself and not because it is a compulsion.