Question 16 from UPSC CSE 2014 - Geography

Question

Consider the following pairs:
1. Kinnaur - Areca nut
2. Mewat - Mango
3. Coromandel - Soya bean
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

IASCODEX · Accepted Answer

Correct Option: D. None of the above

Strategy: Evaluate each region-crop pair based on known Indian agricultural zones. Identify the geographical mismatches for all three pairs to confirm that none are correct.

Key Info: Areca nut (betel nut) is predominantly cultivated in the southern coastal states of India, such as Karnataka, Kerala, and parts of Assam and West Bengal, due to their humid, warm climates. Kinnaur is a cold, high-altitude district in Himachal Pradesh, best known for apples, chilgoza pine nuts, and stone fruits, not commercial areca nut cultivation.

Mewat refers to a semi-arid region spanning southern Haryana and northeastern Rajasthan, characterized by dry, sandy soils and scarce rainfall. The dominant agricultural products are millets, wheat, barley, and livestock products; mango is not a significant horticultural crop in Mewat due to climatic constraints. Major mango-producing regions include Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and parts of southern/western India.

The Coromandel Coast is the southeastern coastal plain of India running along Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh. Predominant crops are rice, pulses, sugarcane, cotton, and groundnut. Soya bean is largely grown in the central zone, chiefly Madhya Pradesh (India's soyabean bowl), parts of Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, due to suitable black soils and monsoon rainfall.

Thus, none of the listed region-crop pairs reflects the actual dominant cultivation patterns of those regions.

IASCODEX · Answer

Option A: 1 and 2 only

IASCODEX · Answer

Option B: 3 only

IASCODEX · Answer

Option C: 1, 2, and 3

Consider the following pairs: Kinnaur - Areca nut Mewat - Mango Coromandel - Soya bean Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs:

Kinnaur - Areca nut

Mewat - Mango

Coromandel - Soya bean
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?