Tea, Coffee, Rubber and Spices: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on plantations, tea auctions, Darjeeling, tea workers and coffee.

Question 1 of 5 Who set up India's tea plantations in the 19th century?

The Mughals The British The Portuguese Small farmers

The British set up tea gardens from the 1830s.

Question 2 of 5 About how much of India's tea do small growers produce?

Almost none Around half All of it 5 percent

Small growers' share has risen sharply.

Question 3 of 5 What was India's first GI product?

Basmati rice Darjeeling tea Alphonso mango Kanchipuram silk

Darjeeling tea was registered in 2004.

Question 4 of 5 What law requires tea estates to provide housing and welfare?

Plantation Labour Act, 1951 GST Act Companies Act RTI Act

Labour codes now subsume it.

Question 5 of 5 Which state produces around 70 percent of India's coffee?

Punjab Karnataka Bihar Gujarat

Kodagu and Chikmagalur are major coffee areas.

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