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Tea and Rubber

📆 March 5, 2025

Tea and Rubber 

Total Questions: 19

1. In 2007-08, India's place, in terms of production and consumption of tea, was: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (a) First
Solution:During the year 2007-08, India was the top producer as well as the top consumer of tea.

2. From the export of which of the following cash crops is maximum foreign exchange earned? [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE)1993]

Correct Answer: (d) Tea
Solution:Among the cash crops in question, India was getting maximum foreign exchange from the export of tea. According to the data released by the Tea Board of India, India exported tea (134.14 million kgs) in the year 2022-23 (April-October).

3. Which one of the following states is the largest producer of tea in India? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (a) Assam
Solution:The largest producer of tea in India is the state of Assam. According to the figures of 2022-23, Assam is at the top in terms of area under cultivation and tea production.

4. India produces more than its need in: [B.P.S.C.(Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (a) Tea
Solution:India used to import cereals, petroleum, and petro-chemicals and export tea. The percentage share of tea in India's exports in the year 2021-22 is about 0.18 percent. India ranks fourth among tea-exporting countries in 2022.

5. In an area with an annual rainfall of more than 200 cm and sloping hills, which crop will be ideal? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (c) Tea
Solution:For the cultivation of tea, sloped hills with an annual rainfall of 150 to 200 cm is required. This is an ideal condition for the production of tea.

6. What is Green Gold? [U.P.P.C.S.(Spl) (Mains)2010]

Correct Answer: (d) Tea
Solution:Green Gold is a variety of tea.

7. Which one of the following (Boards in India headquarters) is not correctly matched? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (b) Coffee Board - Hyderabad
Solution:Headquarters:
  • Spices Board - Kochi, Kerala
  • Coffee Board - Bengaluru, Karnataka
  • Tea Board - Kolkata, West Bengal
  • Rubber Board - Kottayam, Kerala

8. Which one of the following is an important crop of the Barak Valley? [I.A.S. (pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (c) Sugarcane
Solution:At present, the main crop cultivated in the Barak Valley is rice, whereas sugarcane is the second most important crop produced there. Since rice is not an option, sugarcane would be the most appropriate answer.

9. The largest producer of rubber in India is: [43th B.P.S.C. (pre)1999 U.P Lower. (Spl) (pre) 2004]

Correct Answer: (c) Kerala
Solution:The largest producer of rubber in India is Kerala.75.68% of total rubber production in India is produced by Kerala as per 2018-19 (p) data. Emakulam, Kottayam, Kozhikode and Kollam are the major rubber producing districts of Kerala. According to data for the year 2022(FAO), India placed 5th in the world in terms of natural rubber in primary forms production.

10. Which one of the following states is the leading producer of rubber in India? [63th B.P.S.C. (pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (b) Kerala
Solution:The largest producer of rubber in India is Kerala.75.68% of total rubber production in India is produced by Kerala as per 2018-19 (p) data. Emakulam, Kottayam, Kozhikode and Kollam are the major rubber producing districts of Kerala. According to data for the year 2022(FAO), India placed 5th in the world in terms of natural rubber in primary forms production.
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