Question

‘Golden Triangle’ and ‘Golden Crescent’ are known for their production of
(a)Gold
(b)Poppy
(c)Ship
(d)Cocaine

Answer 1

Hint: Dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the plant and is widely used as a drug. Contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as ‘Morphine’, which is widely used as an analgesic and narcotic and recreational drug.

Complete answer:
The poppy plant which produces opium is referred to as the ‘Golden Triangle’ and ‘Golden ‘Crescent’ for their production. The Golden Crescent is that the name was given to at least one of Asia's two principal areas of illicit opium production (with the opposite being the Golden Triangle), located at the crossroads of Central, South, and Western Asia.
Barrick is the largest gold mining company in the world, Maersk, or Maersk Line, the A.P. Moller–Maersk Group is a Danish business conglomerate and the world's largest container shipping company and Peru has taken over as the world’s top producer of cocaine.

Additional Information: The Golden Crescent region of South Asia which comprises Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan is a principal global site for opium production and distribution all over the world. Over the past few decades, war, terrorism, and a shifting political landscape have facilitated an active heroin trade throughout the region as for medicinal use.
The "Golden Triangle" has provided ideal conditions for opium cultivation. Climatic and soil conditions are ideally suitable for opium cultivation.

So, the correct answer is, 'Poppy.'

Note: -Don’t get confused with the Indian golden triangle and this.
India’s “ Golden Triangle” is related to Tourism which connects three famous places, that is, Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.
- Afghanistan is now leading with the production of over 90% of the world's non-pharmaceutical-grade opium.