Assertion and Reason Type Question.

Assertion(A): Tea is an important beverage crop introduced in India initially by the British.

Reason(R): In 2015, India was the second largest producer of tea after China.

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is correct but (R) is wrong

(A) is wrong but (R) is correct.

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The plantation is a farming type in which a single crop is grown on a large scale. Plantation farming comes under the commercial farming type. Plantation farming was practised by European countries during the time of colonisation in the equatorial belt. So tea, a popular beverage in India, was introduced by the British during the time of colonisation. So, the Assertion is true.
India is the world's second-largest producer of tea after China. In the fiscal year 2015-16, India produced 1233.14 million kg of tea. Although around 75% to 80% of tea produced is within the country, India has been a primary tea exporter. Assam is India's largest tea-producing state, followed by West Bengal. Reasons(R) are true and but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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