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UPPSC 2021 GS-I World Geography
Question

Which one of the following is NOT a major coco producer country?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Latvia

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Latvia”.
About 70 percent of the world's cocoa beans come from four West African countries: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon.

The Ivory Coast and Ghana are by far the two largest producers of cocoa, accounting for more than 50 percent of the world's cocoa.

Similar Questions:

Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I - List-II

A. Iron ore - 1. Port Radium
B. Petroleum - 2. Bingham
C. Copper - 3. Baku
D. Uranium - 4. Mesabi

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 4 3 2 1
  2. B) 3 4 1 2
  3. C) 1 2 3 4
  4. D) 1 3 2 4
Which of the following is the oldest and deepest lake of the world?
  1. A) Lake Baikal
  2. B) Lake Huron
  3. C) Victoria Lake
  4. D) Lake Winnipeg
Which one of the following is a land locked country?
  1. A) Uruguay
  2. B) Surinam
  3. C) Peru
  4. D) Bolivia
Which of the following temperate grasslands are found in Eurasia ?
  1. A) Downs
  2. B) Velds
  3. C) Steppes
  4. D) Praires
Which one of the following countries has the largest known reserves of oil:
  1. A) Kuwait
  2. B) Iran
  3. C) Iraq
  4. D) Nigeria
Which of the following seas has the highest salinity?
  1. A) Caspian Sea
  2. B) Mediterranean Sea
  3. C) Red Sea
  4. D) Dead Sea
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
(Name of local winds) – (Places)
  1. A) Leveche - Spain
  2. B) Brickflelder - Australia
  3. C) Black roller - North America
  4. D) Shamal - Austria
Arrange the following coffee producing countries in descending order of their coffee production (2016, quantity) and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. Colombia
B. Vietnam
C. Brazil
D. Indonesia

Codes:
  1. A) D, C, B, A
  2. B) C, B, A, D
  3. C) B, D, C, A
  4. D) C, A, B, D
Japan is near self-sufficient in:
  1. A) Bauxite
  2. B) Iron ore
  3. C) Copper
  4. D) Mineral oil
Assertion (A): Two per cent of the worlds people live outside their country of birth.
Reason (R): Oceania has the highest percentage of migrants.

Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
PM VANI Yojna is related with:
  1. A) Censorship in Print and Digital Media
  2. B) Development of Lok Sangeet
  3. C) Audio-Visual Release of Lok Sabha
  4. D) Availability of Wi-fi in Public places
Which one of the following is the busiest ocean trade route ?
  1. A) Cape of Good Hope
  2. B) Panama Canal
  3. C) Suez Canal
  4. D) North Atlantic