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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Primary Activities

Question:

Which of the following is NOT a plantation crop?

Options:

Coffee

Sugarcane

Tea

Maize

Correct Answer:

Maize

Explanation:

Plantation agriculture was introduced by the Europeans in colonies situated in the tropics. Some of the important plantation crops are tea, coffee, cocoa, rubber, cotton, oil palm, sugarcane, bananas and pineapples.

Maize is not a plantation crop. Plantation crops are typically large-scale crops grown for commercial purposes on plantations or estates, often organized in a systematic and intensive manner.