Consider the following pairs :
Region Well-known for the production of
1. Kinnaur : Areca nut
2. Mewat : Mango
3. Coromandel Soya bean
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?
This questions was previously asked in
UPSC CSP Previous Year Paper (2014)
1 and 2 only
Incorrect Answer1, 2 and 3
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Areca nut production in India is dominant in the coastal region within 400 kilometres (250 mi) from the coast line, and also in some other non-coastal states of India. Areca nut (Areca catechu), a tropical crop, is popularly known as betel nut, as its common usage in the country is for mastication with betelleaves.
The main mango producing states in India are Uttar Pradesh (23.86%), Andhra Pradesh (22.14%), Karnataka (11.71%), Bihar (8.79%), Gujarat (6.00%) and Tamil Nadu (5.09%).
Soyabean is grown as a Kharif Crop in India. The top three Soyabean growing states are Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
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