TEA

Question 1

Black
tea leaves are fermented whereas green tea leaves
are unfermented (T/F)

Answer 1

true

Question 2

rich content of

Answer 2

caffeine
tannin

Question 3

indegienous crop o f

Answer 3

hills of northern china

Question 4

tea plantation started
in

Answer 4

1840
bharamaputra valley of assam

Question 5

leading producers

Answer 5

assam

WB
darjleeing
jalpaiguri
cooch behar

lower slopes of NILGRI AND CARDAMOM hills of western ghats

Question 6

india accounts for 21% of tea production (T/F)

Answer 6

true

Question 7

India’s share in the international market
of tea has declined substantially. (T/F)

Answer 7

true

Question 8

In 2024, India became the world’s second-largest tea exporter, surpassing Sri Lanka (T/F)

Answer 8

true

CHINA ranks 1st

Question 9

Assam accounts for
about 53.2 per cent of the total cropped area and
contributes more than half of total production of
tea in the country

Answer 9

true

Question 10

rainfall

Answer 10

• Well distributed rainfall throughout the year

Question 11

soil

Answer 11

Thick soil cover with high organic content