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Consider the following pairs: 1. Kinnaur: Areca nut 2. Mewat: Mango 3. Coromandel: Soya bean Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Explanation
Arecanut cultivation in India is primarily confined to Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, Maharashtra, West Bengal and parts of Tripura[1], making the Kinnaur-Areca nut pairing incorrect since Kinnaur is a cold, high-altitude region in Himachal Pradesh unsuitable for this tropical crop. Arecanut cultivation is mostly confined to 28Âș north and south of the equator[2], further supporting that Kinnaur's latitude and climate are incompatible with areca nut production.
The Mewat region (now Nuh district in Haryana) is not particularly known for mango cultivation as a distinctive regional specialty, making this pairing also incorrect.
Soybean cultivation regions are outside the Coromandel Coast[3], as soybean is predominantly grown in central India (Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan) rather than the southeastern coastal region.
Since all three regional pairings with their respective crops are incorrectly matched, the answer is **None** (Option D).
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Guest previewThis question is a classic 'Climatic Mismatch' test disguised as a factual query. You aren't expected to memorize every crop of every district; rather, you must detect that a tropical palm (Areca) cannot survive in a temperate heavy-snow zone (Kinnaur), and a Central Indian rainfed crop (Soybean) is not the primary feature of a coastal rice belt (Coromandel).
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- Statement 1: Is areca nut (betel nut) cultivated commercially in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh?
- Statement 2: Is mango cultivation commercially significant in the Mewat region (Nuh district / Mewat area of Haryana)?
- Statement 3: Is soybean (soya bean) a major crop grown on the Coromandel Coast of southeastern India?
- Directly addresses the Kinnaurâarecanut pairing and labels it incorrect.
- States arecanut in India is grown in specific states (Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, Maharashtra, West Bengal, parts of Tripura), excluding Himachal/Kinnaur.
- Gives the climatic limits for arecanut cultivation (mostly confined to 28Âș north and south of the equator).
- Implied that regions far north like Kinnaur (Himachal) lie outside the suitable climatic zone for commercial arecanut cultivation.
Lists the Indian regions where arecanut is favoured (Assam, Kerala, N. West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu), implying it is mainly grown in warm, humid parts of India rather than cold high-altitude areas.
A student could compare Kinnaur's climate/altitude on a map or climate table with the climates of the named arecanut regions to judge plausibility of commercial cultivation there.
Explains that cashew cultivation is restricted to low altitudes (below 700 m, best up to 400 m) because of temperature requirements, illustrating that some nut crops have clear altitude/temperature limits.
Use this pattern (crop-specific altitude/temperature limits) and Kinnaur's elevation data to infer whether a tropical nut like arecanut could be viable there.
Identifies Kinnaur as a district growing temperate nuts (almond), indicating Kinnaur's agricultural profile is temperate rather than tropical.
Combine this with knowledge that arecanut is grown in tropical/warm regions to suspect arecanut is unlikely as a commercial crop in Kinnaur.
Describes Himachal's physiography and names highly productive valleys (Kangra, Kullu, Manali) known for orchards, suggesting agricultural zones vary sharply with topography and some valleys are especially suited to temperate orchards.
Compare Kinnaur's topography/location within Himachal to those valleys and to arecanut-growing regions to assess climatic suitability for arecanut cultivation.
Notes that certain tree products (katha) are grown in Himachal, showing some lower-elevation commercial tree crops occur in the state, so presence of tree crops alone doesn't prove arecanut is or isn't grown.
Use this as a caution: verify Kinnaur's local elevation/temperature ranges before concluding arecanut cannot be grown, rather than assuming all Himachal districts are unsuitable.
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