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Which of these is a leading rubber-producing state in India?
AKerala
BPunjab
CBihar
DRajasthan
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Kerala
1. NCERT lists rubber as a plantation crop grown in equatorial regions.
2. Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar islands, and Garo hills of Meghalaya are major rubber-growing areas.
3. Kerala is the leading producer.
4. Punjab, Bihar, and Rajasthan are dry/temperate states unsuitable for rubber.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 4 "Agriculture", §Rubber ¶1_
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