Which of the following is not a coffee producing state?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Andhra Pradesh
Coffee is a tropical plantation crop. In India, it is grown in the highlands of the Western Ghats.
Option (1) Kerala — A coffee producing state. Kerala grows coffee in the highlands of the Western Ghats.
Option (2) Andhra Pradesh — Not a coffee producing state. Andhra Pradesh is not one of the three Western Ghats states where coffee is cultivated.
Option (3) Tamil Nadu — A coffee producing state. Tamil Nadu also grows coffee in the highlands of the Western Ghats.
Option (4) Karnataka — A coffee producing state. Karnataka alone grows more than two-thirds of India’s coffee.
NCERT (2026-27): “Coffee … Coffee is cultivated in the highlands of Western Ghats in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Karnataka alone accounts for more than two-third of total production of coffee in the country.” |