Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Land resources and Agriculture

Question:

Cultivation of which of the following crop at point 1 is being depicted in the Indian map given below?

 

Options:

Jowar

Coffee

Sugarcane

Groundnut

Correct Answer:

Coffee

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2: Coffee

NCERT:"Coffee is a tropical plantation crop. Its seeds are roasted, ground and are used for preparinga 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 3.17 per cent coffee of the world and ranks eighth after Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia, Colombia, Honduras, Ethiopia and Peru in 2018. 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."