WBCS.LIVE practice question

In West Bengal Plantation Agriculture is found in_____ .

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Malda district
  2. Darjeeling district
  3. Bankura district
  4. Howrah district

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Darjeeling district

Explanation: The correct answer is B. Darjeeling district. Plantation agriculture involves the cultivation of a single cash crop on a large scale using modern techniques and often export-oriented. In West Bengal, tea plantation is the most dominant form of plantation agriculture. Darjeeling district is famous worldwide for its high-quality orthodox tea, grown on terraced hillsides between 600 to 2000 meters altitude. The region’s cool climate, sloping terrain, well-distributed rainfall, and acidic lateritic soil provide ideal conditions for tea cultivation. The tea from this region has been granted Geographical Indication (GI) status and is a major export item of the state.