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UPSC Prelims 2007 · Agriculture · Crops and Where They Grow
Assertion (A): There are no tea plantations in any African country. Reason (R): Tea plants need fertile soil with high humus.
- (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
- (b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- (c) A is true but R is false
- (d) A is false but R is true
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Answer: (d) A is false but R is true
Kenya is one of the world’s biggest tea exporters, so A is false; tea does need fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Accepts A.
(b) Accepts A.
(c) Accepts A and rejects the soil need.
The trap
Tea feels Asian, so A sounds plausible.
🔒 Top tea producers: China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka. Kenya = top black-tea exporter.