Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Land resources and Agriculture

Question:
Which of the following crop is cultivated in the highlands of Western Ghats in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu?
Options:
sugarcane
coffee
tobacco
rice
Correct Answer:
coffee
Explanation:
Coffee is a tropical plantation crop. Its seeds are roasted, ground and are used for preparing a beverage. There are three varieties of coffee i.e. arabica, robusta and liberica. India mostly grows superior quality coffee, arabica, which is in great demand in International market. But India produces only about 3.4 per cent coffee of the world and ranks eighth after Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, Honduras, Ethopia and Peru in 2017. 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.