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Match the following major crop-producing countries with the crops for which they are the world's largest producers: List I (Country) — List II (Crop) 1. Brazil — A. Tea 2. China — B. Coffee 3. India — C. Rubber 4. Thailand — D. Rice

Correct answer: (C) 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C.

The correct matching is Brazil with coffee, China with tea, India with rice, and Thailand with natural rubber.

  1. (A)

    1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C

  2. (B)

    1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A

  3. (C)

    1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C

  4. (D)

    1-D, 2-B, 3-A, 4-C

Explanation

The latest production hierarchy keeps the four pairings as Brazil-coffee, China-tea, India-rice, and Thailand-natural rubber. Brazil matches with coffee because FAO lists Brazil among the largest coffee-producing countries. China matches with tea because TeaTrade places China ahead of India in tea production. India matches with rice because the FAO-based rice ranking for 2024 places India above China. Thailand matches with natural rubber because European Rubber Journal says Thailand maintained the leading position in natural rubber production. Therefore the only code that keeps all four pairings intact is 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Option A wrongly assigns rice to China and tea to India, while the required matching is China-tea and India-rice.
  • (B) Option B wrongly assigns rubber to Brazil and coffee to India, although the validated matching is Brazil-coffee and India-rice.
  • (D) Option D wrongly assigns rice to Brazil and coffee to China, breaking the Brazil-coffee and China-tea pairings.

Concept

This tests world agricultural geography: matching countries with leading crop-production positions rather than memorising crops in isolation. It recurs in RAS because economy, agriculture and world geography questions often use ranked commodity production to check factual precision.

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