Q. With reference to coffee production in India consider the following statements:
1. Coffee requires an average temperature of 15℃ to 28℃ with 100-200 cm rainfall annually.
2. Coffee plants can survive in extreme sunlight.
3. Karnataka is the leading coffee producer state in India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Statement 1: Coffee requires an average temperature of 15℃ to 28℃ with 100-200 cm rainfall annually.
Statement 2: The statement is incorrect. Coffee plants cannot survive in extreme sunlight that is why they are planted below the shade of other plants.
Statement 3: Karnataka is the leading coffee producer state in India. Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/price-of-robusta-coffee-touches-all-time-high-as-brazilian-production-declines/article65927493.ece
