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Q. Consider the following statements about Rubber plantation:
  1. It is an equatorial crop, but under special conditions, it is also grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas.
  2. It requires moist and humid climate with rainfall of more than 200cm and temperature above 25°C.
Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Notes: Rubber is an equatorial crop, but under special conditions, it is also grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas. It requires moist and humid climate with rainfall of more than 200cm. and temperature above 25°C. Rubber is an important industrial raw material. It is mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andaman and Nicobar islands and Garo hills of Meghalaya.
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