Consider the map given below : The places marked A, B, C and D in the map are respectively known for the cultivation of

The map identification matches option 2. Place A is groundnut country because groundnut is a major oilseed of the dry and peninsular tracts and is widely cultivated in southern India and Rayalseema/Telangana regions (groundnut’s distribution and southern rabi cultivation) [1]. Place B corresponds to sugarcane since sugarcane is grown in irrigated tropical areas and in southern irrigated tracts as well as major producing states beyond the Indo‑Gangetic plain (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh) [2]. Place C is ragi — the map point lies in the southern Orissa/northern Andhra region where ragi is abundant, consistent with ragi’s prominence in southern states [3]. Place D indicates tobacco-growing Andhra Pradesh as noted for tobacco cultivation in the map reference .

Sources

1. [1] INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY, TEXTBOOK IN GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Land Resources and Agriculture > Oilseeds > p. 30
2. [2] INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY, TEXTBOOK IN GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Land Resources and Agriculture > Sugarcane > p. 32
3. [3] NCERT. (2022). Contemporary India II: Textbook in Geography for Class X (Revised ed.). NCERT. > Chapter 4: The Age of Industrialisation > Major Crops > p. 83