In which of the following grouping of States of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale ........

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In which of the following grouping of States of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale ?

Maharashtra-Gujarat- Madhya Pradesh

Kerala –Tamil Nadu – Karnataka

Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh- Nagaland

Orissa-Madhya Pradesh- Maharashtra

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- India is the fourth largest producer of natural rubber accounting for 6.5 per cent of the total world production.
- Kerala is the foremost producer of natural rubber accounting for 89.21 per cent of the total area and 91.68 per cent of the total production of rubber in the country.
- Kottayam, Kozhikode, Ernakulam and Kollam districts are the main producers.
- Tamil Nadu contributes 3.43 per cent of the total area and 3.39 per cent of the total production of rubber in the country.
- Here bulk of the production comes from the Nilgiris, Madurai, Coimbatore, Kanniyakumari and Salem districts.
- Karnataka is the third largest producer of natural rubber in the country (area 2.70%, production 2.16%). Here, Chikmagalur and Coorg districts are the main producers.