Consider the following statements:
- In India, natural rubber is produced in southern India only.
- Among the coffee growing states of India, the lowest average yield per hectare of plucked coffee is in Kerala.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both 1 and 2
Incorrect AnswerNeither 1 nor 2
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Kerala is the largest producer of natural rubber producing 595 thousand tonnes or 92 per cent of total rubber production of India in 2002-03. Kottayam, Kollam, Ernakulam, Kozhikode districts produce practically all the rubber of this state. Tamil Nadu is the second largest producer of rubber but lags far behind Kerala producing only 22 thousand or 3.39 per cent of the total Indian production in 2002-03. Nilgiri, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Coimbatore and Salem are the chief rubber producing districts of Tamil Nadu.
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