Question

Karnataka is the largest producer of coffee in India.
A. True
B. False

Answer 1

Hint: Largest producer of any particular thing is the one that produces most of that. To answer effectively a true/false question, factual based learning is required rather than opinion oriented.

Complete answer:
Largest producer of coffee in India: Karnataka is famous for producing many crops such as food crops (paddy, pulses, maize), commercial crops (sugarcane, tobacco, cotton), oilseeds (groundnut, sesame, sunflower) and plantation crops (coffee, coconut, rubber). The rich and diverse agriculture of the state contributes 28.6% to the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). 64.6 percent of the state's geographical area is cultivated and 56.5 percent of Karnataka's population is made up of farmers and agricultural laborers.

Coffee is Karnataka’s famous plantation and beverage crop. It ranks first in the production of coffee in India. Two types of coffee are produced by Karnataka namely Coffee Arabica and coffee Robusta. Arabica enjoys a great demand in the international market because of better quality. Coffee is grown largely in Kodagu district. For districts growing coffee after Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Shivamogga, Chamarajnagar and Dakshina Kannada are crucial. It is therefore, accurate that Karnataka is the largest coffee producer in India.

Therefore, the correct answer is A

Note: Karnataka is the largest producer of coffee, raw silk, sandalwood, ragi (finger millet), sunflower, tomato and India’s second largest producer of maize, safflower, grapes, pomegranate and onions. Horticultural crops with annual production of above 13 million tons, contributes to over 40 percent of the income from agriculture. In floricultural development, Karnataka occupies the second place in India. Karnataka had a cumulative output of 2.33 lakh million tons of coffee, according to records.