Indian Geography UPPSC 2007 GS-I
Question

Statement A: India is a significant exporter country of tea.
Reason R: The domestic consumption of tea in India is very less.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: A is true but R is false

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “A is true but R is false ”.

ndia is the 2nd largest producer of tea in the world and accounts for the highest tea consumption globally. Around 80% of the total tea produced in India is consumed by the domestic population.

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