COFFEE

Question 1

tropical or temperate

Answer 1

tropical

Question 2

what are the 3 varieites of coffeee

Answer 2

arabica
robusta
liberica

Question 3

India mostly
grows superior quality coffee, robusta which
is in great demand in International market. (T/F)

Answer 3

it is ARABICA , not robusta

Question 4

20% of coffee production of world is from india

Answer 4

only 3.4 %

Question 5

leading producers

Answer 5

highlands of western ghats
KAR
KER
TN

Question 6

which state accounts for more than 2/3rd of global production

Answer 6

KAR

Question 7

India is the only country in the world where the entire coffee cultivation is grown under shade, handpicked and sun dried

Answer 7

true

Question 8

in india coffee is mainly an export commodity

Answer 8

65-70% of cofee produced are exported

Question 9

origin ?

Answer 9

began during 1600 AD when Baba Budan planted coffee beans from Yemen in the Chandragiri hills of Karnataka.

* commercial plantation started under British during the 18th century

Question 10

Coffee act 1942

Answer 10

established coffe board under ministry of commerce