UPSC Prelims 2014 · Question 49 of 100
UPSC Prelims 2014 question on Kinnaur Mewat Coromandel Crops
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2014
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectGeography
- TopicAgriculture Geography
- DifficultyMedium
- TypeMatch
Consider the following pairs:
Region : Well-known for the production of
1. Kinnaur : Areca nut
2. Mewat : Mango
3. Coromandel : Soyabean
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
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Answer: D. None
Verdict
The answer is none. All three region and crop pairs are wrong, which is why the fourth option is the key.
Analysis
Pair 1 is INCORRECT. Areca nut needs a humid tropical climate and is grown chiefly in Karnataka, Kerala and Assam, whereas Kinnaur is a cold, high altitude district of Himachal Pradesh known for apples and dry fruit. Pair 2 is INCORRECT. Mewat, in southern Haryana, is not a recognised mango belt; mango production is concentrated in Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and the western coast. Pair 3 is INCORRECT. Soyabean is overwhelmingly a central Indian crop, led by Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, and not a Coromandel coast crop.
Source
Khullar, India: A Comprehensive Geography.
How to crack it
Test crop and region pairs against climate before recall. Areca nut needs heavy rainfall and warmth, which rules out a cold desert district straight away, and soyabean is a black soil crop of the plateau, which rules out a coastal plain. Candidates often reject the None option on instinct because it feels like a trick, but UPSC does use it, and here the climatic test confirms it independently three times over.