Question

Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
A. Nilgiris
B. Munnar
C. Jorhat
D. Darjeeling

Answer 1

Hint Around India, nearly 16 states produce tea. The climatic conditions required for growing tea is different as these are the cold regions. Sikkim is known as the Tea Garden of India.

 Complete step-by-step solution India is one of the largest tea producers in the world. 70% of the tea produced is consumed within India itself. Indian tea industries own many global tea brands and also they are one of the most technologically equipped tea industries in the world. The Tea board of India controls the tea production, certification, exportation, and all the other factors of the tea trade. The major tea producing states in India are Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Karnataka, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Orissa, Mizoram, Kerala, and Nagaland. A special loan was announced by the Indian government known as the Special Tea Term Loan (STTL) in 2004. The Indian Standard Time (IST) is not followed by the tea gardens in Assam which is followed throughout India and even Sri Lanka. The Tea Garden Time (or Bagantime) is the local time in Assam’s tea garden. It is one hour ahead of the Indian Standard Time and also the sun rises early in this part of the country. The most prized tea is grown in Darjeeling.

Thus, option (D) is correct.

 Note The Makaibari tea is the most prized tea which is grown in Darjeeling. It costs around one lakh per kilogram. It is produced by the world’s first tea factory Makaibari which was established in 1859.