RAS question
The coffee-producing region 'Coorg' (Kodagu) is located in which state?
Correct answer: (D) Karnataka.
Coorg, officially Kodagu, is a coffee-producing district in Karnataka.
Explanation
Coorg is the older popular name for Kodagu, and the official Kodagu district page places it under the Government of Karnataka. The Coffee Board page explains why this location matters for the question: Coffee Board research and extension centres operate in Kodagu taluks such as Madikeri, Somwarpet and Ponnampet, and coffee is cultivated across a large part of the district. Kodagu accounts for 44% of Karnataka's coffee area and about 50% of the state's coffee crop, with Robusta mainly grown in Madikeri, Virajpet, Ponnampet and Kushalnagar, and Arabica prominent in Somwarpet. Hence the coffee-producing region Coorg or Kodagu must be matched with Karnataka.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Kerala is a plantation state, but Kodagu District, Government of Karnataka identifies the relevant district as Kodagu under the Government of Karnataka.
- (B) Goa does not match Coorg/Kodagu's coffee area and Coffee Board offices in Karnataka.
- (C) Tamil Nadu has its own hill-plantation regions, but Coorg/Kodagu is a district of Karnataka.
Concept
This tests the Indian geography theme of matching plantation-crop regions with states. It recurs in RAS because crops such as coffee are asked through place names, not only through state-wise production lists.