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Which Indian state produces the most tea?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Assam
Assam is by a wide margin India’s largest tea-producing state, accounting for roughly half the national crop, and the Brahmaputra valley is the largest contiguous tea-growing region in the world. The conditions suit the plant exactly: heavy rainfall, high humidity, warm temperatures and well-drained alluvial soil on gently sloping land, since tea will not tolerate standing water at its roots. West Bengal is second, with the Darjeeling and Dooars districts, and Darjeeling tea - grown at altitude and giving a distinctive light liquor - holds a geographical indication. Tamil Nadu and Kerala follow, with the Nilgiris and Munnar. India is the world’s second largest producer after China and among the largest consumers, so a smaller share of its crop is exported than the figures might suggest. Commercial cultivation began in Assam in the 1830s, when the indigenous Camellia sinensis assamica was found growing wild there.
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