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UPSC Prelims 1980 · Agriculture · Crops and Where They Grow
India ranks first in the production of in the world.
- (a) Tea
- (b) Sugar
- (c) Rice
- (d) Wheat
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Answer: (a) Tea
In 1980 India was the world’s largest tea producer. (China overtook it in 2005.)
Why the others are wrong
(b) Brazil was bigger in sugar.
(c) China led rice.
(d) China/US led wheat.
The trap
Today China leads tea; answer for the question’s time.
🔒 Tea today: China > India > Kenya.
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