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UPSC 1997: Consider the map given below: The places marked A, B, C and D in the map are respectively known for the cultivation of
(a)groundnut, ragi, tobacco and sugarcane
(b)groundnut, sugarcane, ragi and tobacco
(c)ragi, sugarcane, groundnut and tobacco
(d)ragi, groundnut, sugarcane and tobacco
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) groundnut, sugarcane, ragi and tobacco
On the UPSC map, point A lay in coastal Gujarat (India’s leading groundnut belt); B in western-central Maharashtra, a major sugarcane zone; C in the eastern peninsula/Karnataka-Odisha region known for ragi (finger-millet); and D along the coastal Andhra tobacco tract. This sequence—groundnut, sugarcane, ragi, tobacco—matches option (b); the other sequences place the crops in regions where they are not predominant. ([scribd.com](https://www.scribd.com/document/731910044/1997))
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The correct answer is option (b): groundnut, sugarcane, ragi and tobacco. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1997, GS Paper 1, as Question 43. It falls under Geography > Indian Agriculture & Land Use.
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