Read the following statements about tea Crop in India carefully.

A. Tea is a plantation crop
B. Tea leaves have rich content of caffeine and tannin
C. Tea is an indigenous crop of India
D. It is grown over undulating topography of hilly area

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B) and (D) only

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (D) only

It is an indigenous crop of hills in northern China, hence statement C is incorrect.

Tea is a plantation crop (A) used as beverage. Black tea leaves are fermented whereas green tea leaves are unfermented. Tea leaves have rich content of caffeine and tannin (B). It is an indigenous crop of hills in northern China (C). It is grown over undulating topography of hilly areas and welldrained soils (D) in humid and sub-humid tropics and sub-tropics. In India, tea plantation started in 1840s in Brahmaputra valley of Assam which still is a major tea growing area in the country. Later on, its plantation was introduced in the sub-Himalayan region of West Bengal (Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts). Tea is also cultivated on the lower slopes of Nilgiri and Cardamom hills in Western Ghats. India is a leading producer of tea and accounts for about 21.7 per cent of total production in the world 2017. India’s share in the international market of tea has declined substantially. It ranks second among tea exporting countries in the world after China (2016). Assam accounts for about 53.2 per cent of the total cropped area and contributes more than half of total production of tea in the country. West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are the other leading producers of tea.