Question

Which state is the Second largest producer of Tea after Assam?
A) Karnataka
B) West Bengal
C) Kerala
D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer 1

Hint: Tea is an aromatic beverage made by steeping cured or fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to China and East Asia, in hot or boiling water. Assam is the first largest producer of tea.

Complete answer:
The Northeast (including Assam) and north Bengal are India's key tea-growing regions (Darjeeling district and the Dooars region). Tea is also produced extensively in the Nilgiris region of south India.

Let us look at the given options:
A) Karnataka: This option is incorrect because Karnataka produces the second most maize, safflower, grapes, pomegranate, and onions in India.
B) West Bengal: This is the correct option. West Bengal is the second-largest tea-producing state in the country, with 329.70 million kg of tea produced in 2015-16, accounting for around 26% of total production. Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, and Coochbehar districts produce the majority of the state's tea.
C) Kerala: This option is incorrect because rubber, coconut, areca nut, tapioca, coffee, and cardamom are among Kerala's most well-known products. Kerala is also the world's top producer of a variety of other crops, such as cashews, ginger, and turmeric.
D) Andhra Pradesh: This option is incorrect because Andhra Pradesh is the country's second-largest mango producer. Andhra Pradesh produces 14.8 percent of the country's mangoes.

Thus, the correct answer is Option B) West Bengal.

Note: India is the world's greatest producer of milk, pulses, and jute, and ranks second in rice, wheat, sugarcane, groundnut, vegetables, fruit, and cotton production. It's also a major producer of spices, seafood, poultry, livestock, and plantation crops, among other things.

Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Sikkim, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Bihar, and Orissa are the major tea-producing states in India.