Consider the following statements:1.In India, the lavender crop is cultivated in almost all of the low rainfall regions except the hilly areas of Northern India.2.Aroma Mission or “Lavender or Purple Revolution aims to transform the lives of farmers who are able to grow lavender, make lucrative profit and improve their lives. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.In India, the lavender crop is cultivated in almost all of the low rainfall regions except the hilly areas of Northern India.
2.Aroma Mission or “Lavender or Purple Revolution aims to transform the lives of farmers who are able to grow lavender, make lucrative profit and improve their lives.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: B

Notes:

In India, the lavender crop is cultivated in low rainfall regions and on the slopes of hills of Himachal Pradesh(HP) and Uttar Pradesh(UP). The lavender crop is also successfully grown in the Kashmir valley region.

The Aroma Mission, also popularly referred as “Lavender or Purple Revolution”, has started from J&K and transformed the lives of farmers who are able to grow lavender, make lucrative profit and improve their lives. The Aroma Mission is envisaged to bring transformative change in the aroma sector through desired interventions in the areas of agriculture, processing and product development for fuelling the growth of aroma industry and rural employment.

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