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UPSC Prelims 2008 · Agriculture · Crops and Where They Grow
Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production.
- Mandya is well-known as a coffee producing region.
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
The crops are swapped: Chikmagalur = coffee, Mandya = sugar.
Statement by statement
1. ✗ WRONG Chikmagalur is India’s coffee heartland (Baba Budan hills).
2. ✗ WRONG Mandya is the sugar district of Karnataka.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Accepts Chikmagalur for sugar.
(b) Accepts Mandya for coffee.
(c) Accepts both swaps.
The trap
Both places and both crops are real — only swapped.
🔒 Chikmagalur = coffee (first coffee in India, Baba Budan) · Mandya = sugar (“Sugar City”).
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