Match List – I with List – II.
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LIST I |
LIST II |
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A. Coffee |
I. Sri Lanka |
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B. Tea |
II. Malaysia |
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C. Rubber |
III. West Indies |
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D. Banana |
IV. Brazil |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Plantation agriculture was introduced by the Europeans in their colonies in the tropics.
A. Coffee — this matches IV. Brazil. Some coffee fazendas (large plantations) in Brazil are still managed by Europeans.
B. Tea — this matches I. Sri Lanka. The British set up large tea gardens in India and Sri Lanka.
C. Rubber — this matches II. Malaysia. The British set up rubber plantations in Malaysia.
D. Banana — this matches III. West Indies. The British set up sugarcane and banana plantations in the West Indies.
NCERT (2026-27): “The French established cocoa and coffee plantations in west Africa. The British set up large tea gardens in India and Sri Lanka, rubber plantations in Malaysia and sugarcane and banana plantations in West Indies. … Some coffee fazendas (large plantations) in Brazil are still managed by Europeans.” |