Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2014 · Geography · Question 49

Consider the following pairs — Region : Well-known for the production of. 1. Kinnaur : Areca nut 2. Mewat : Mango 3. Coromandel : Soybean. Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 3 only
  3. 1, 2 and 3
  4. None

Answer

None

1. Kinnaur : Areca nut — Incorrect. Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh is a cold temperate region, known for apples and other temperate fruits; areca nut is a tropical crop grown mainly in humid coastal/southern India.

2. Mewat : Mango — Incorrect. Mewat region (Haryana-Rajasthan belt) is not a well-known mango-producing region; it is better known for arid/semi-arid agriculture and livestock.

3. Coromandel : Soybean — Incorrect. The Coromandel Coast is associated with rice, groundnut and coastal agriculture; soybean is mainly a central Indian crop, not a hallmark of the Coromandel region.

Hence, none of the pairs is correctly matched.

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