Question

Which country is the largest producer of rubber in the world?
a.Malaysia
b.Sri Lanka
c.Thailand
d.Brazil

Answer 1

Hint: The largest producer of rubber in the world is a country located in Southeast Asia and is amember of the ASEAN group of nations. This country is also known as the Land of White Elephants.

Complete answer: The options given in the question are all among the largest rubber producing nations of the world. However, Brazil does not rank in the top 10 nations of rubber production. So, it is out of bounds.
a.Malaysia: Malaysia generally produces rubber in the Malay peninsula and accounts for almost 10 percent of the total production of rubber in the world. It produces almost 1.27 million metric tonnes of rubber every year and holds the third rank in rubber production. So, it is an incorrect option.
b.Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka is the tenth largest country to produce rubber in the world. It mostly exports its rubber with the total exports vebing 97 percent of total production of Sri Lanka. Its average production is almost 117 thousand metric tonnes per year. So, it is an incorrect option.
c.Thailand: The south east Asian country of Thailand enjoys a monsoon type of climate for most of the year which makes its environment quite suitable for the production of rubber. It produces alsmt 3.12 million metric tonnes of rubber every year. It is therefore, the largest producer of rubber in the world. So, it is the correct option.
d.Brazil: Brazil has an extensive rubber production industry in South America but it is out of the list of the top ten producers of rubber in the world. So, it is quite obvious that this option will be out of bounds for us. So, it is an incorrect option.

So, the correct answer is option c.

Note: Thailand is the largest exporter of rubber with the exports amounting to more than 6 billion USD per year. This is almost 10 percent of the total exports of the world.