Geography PYQ 214 of 587 · Crops & Animal Husbandry · Coffee

Which one of the following coffee-growing areas is not in Karnataka?

  1. AChikmagalur
  2. BCoorg
  3. CBaba Budangiri
  4. DPulneys
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

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Correct answer: (d) Pulneys

Explanation

According to the Coffee Board of India, Coffee production is famous in Chikmagalur, Kodagu (Coorg) and Hassan districts of Karnataka; Wayanad, Travancore and the Nelliampathy region of Kerala; and Pulney Hills, Nilgiri, Shevaroy (Salem) and Annamalai (Coimbatore) regions of Tamil Nadu. Baba Budangiri is located in Karnataka, where coffee was first introduced in India.

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