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In India, cultivation of which of the following crops is almost exclusively concentrated in southern states?1. Tea2. Bamboo3. Coffee4. Cotton

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Coffee

The Correct Answer is Coffee.

  • Tea is grown, largely for export, on plantations in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, while coffee is grown almost exclusively in southern India, mainly in Karnataka.
  • Tobacco is cultivated chiefly in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.
  • More than 50% of the bamboo species occur in Eastern India- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and West Bengal.
  • Other areas rich in bamboo are the A&N Islands, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and the Western Ghats.
  • Cotton is a Kharif crop in the major parts of the country viz. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and parts of Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka.


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