Q. Consider the following statements regarding tea crop:
1.It is indigenous crop of India.
2.Its leaves have rich content of caffeine and tannin.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: Tea is a plantation crop used as beverage. Black tea leaves are fermented whereas green tea leaves are unfermented.
- Tea leaves have rich content of caffeine and tannin. It is an indigenous crop of hills in northern China.
- It is grown over undulating topography of hilly areas and well drained soils in humid and sub-humid tropics and sub-tropics.
Source: NCERT
