Arrange the following coffee-producing countries in descending order of their coffee production (2016, quantity) andselect the correct answer from the codes given below: A. Colombia B. Vietnam C. Brazil D. Indonesia

1. A

   D, C, B, A

   (a) D, C, B, A. Indonesia first would invert 2016 output: Indonesia trailed Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia.

2. B

   C, B, A, D

   (b) C, B, A, D. 2016 green-coffee quantity ran Brazil, then Vietnam, then Colombia, then Indonesia. That stored descending order is the official key.

3. C

   B, D, C, A

   (c) B, D, C, A. Vietnam first and Brazil third contradicts Brazil’s long lead as the largest producer.

4. D

   C, A, B, D

   (d) C, A, B, D. Brazil then Colombia then Vietnam swaps Vietnam and Colombia; Vietnam was second in 2016, not third.

Summary. Official key is (b) C, B, A, D. Brazil led 2016 coffee output, Vietnam was second, Colombia third, Indonesia fourth among these four. Codes that put Indonesia first or Colombia above Vietnam fail. Neighbouring names are robusta in Vietnam and arabica in Brazil-Colombia.