Consider the following statements: 1. In India, rubber is cultivated in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu only. 2. India ranks second in production as well as consumption of natural rubber in the world. Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

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Q: 58 (IES/2007)
Consider the following statements:
1. In India, rubber is cultivated in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu only.
2. India ranks second in production as well as consumption of natural rubber in the world.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

question_subject: 

Economics

question_exam: 

IES

stats: 

0,8,33,9,13,11,8

keywords: 

{'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'production': [16, 4, 20, 51], 'natural rubber': [2, 0, 2, 1], 'rubber': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'consumption': [2, 4, 6, 10], 'kerala': [7, 2, 0, 3], 'tamil nadu': [3, 0, 1, 1]}

The correct answer to the question is option 4, which states that neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is correct.

Let`s analyze each statement individually:

Statement 1: In India, rubber is cultivated in Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu only.

This statement is incorrect. While Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu are major rubber-producing states in India, rubber is also cultivated in several other states, including Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, and West Bengal.

Statement 2: India ranks second in production as well as consumption of natural rubber in the world.

This statement is also incorrect. India is not the second-largest producer or consumer of natural rubber in the world. Thailand is the largest producer, followed by Indonesia and Vietnam. In terms of consumption, China is the largest consumer, followed by the United States.

Therefore, both the statements provided in the question are incorrect, and the correct answer is option 4.