Which of the following are the correct statements regarding the coffee?
A. Coffee is a tropical plantation crop.
B. There are three varieties of coffee: arabica, robusta, and liberica.
C. Coffee is cultivated in the highlands of Western Ghats in Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
D. India produced 28% of total coffee in the world.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A, B and C only
Coffee is indeed a tropical plantation crop, the three cultivated varieties are arabica, robusta and liberica, and in India it is grown on the hill slopes of the Western Ghats in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Karnataka alone accounting for the bulk of the crop.
D is wrong. India’s share of world coffee production is only around three to four per cent; Brazil is the largest producer by a wide margin.