A
Only one State
B
Only two States
C
Only three States
D
All four States
Correct answer: (d) All four States
Explanation
- A
Only one State
Only one State. All four have tea gardens in the paper’s count.
- B
Only two States
Only two States. Under-counts.
- C
Only three States
Only three States. The fourth is also keyed as tea-producing.
- D
All four States
All four States. Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura are all generally known as tea-producing in this item.
Summary. Official key is (d) all four. Tea is grown in the listed States — Andhra (Araku / agency tracts), Kerala (Munnar, Wayanad), Himachal (Kangra) and Tripura — so none is dropped.
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