Q56. Consider the following statements related to Natural Rubber production in India.
1. India is world’s third largest natural rubber producer after Indonesia and Brazil.
2. Sikkim is the biggest producer of the rubber in India.
3. The most important condition for the growth of rubber tree is low temperature.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Q56. भारत में प्राकृतिक रबड़ उत्पादन के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:
1. इण्डोनेशिया एवं ब्राजील के बाद भारत विश्व का तीसरा सबसे बड़ा प्राकृतिक रबड़ उत्पादक देश है।
2. सिक्किम भारत में सबसे बड़ा रबड़ उत्पादक है।
3. निम्न तापमान, रबड़ उत्पादन हेतु सर्वप्रमुख शर्त है।
उपर्युक्त में से कौन से कथन सत्य हैं?
(d) None of the above
(d) इनमें से कोई नहीं
Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam are the leading producers of the natural rubber in the world.
Kerala is the biggest producer of Rubber in India.
Rubber latex is extracted from rubber trees.
The soil requirement is well-drained, weathered soil consisting of laterite, lateritic types, and sedimentary types. The climatic conditions for optimum growth of rubber trees are:
Rainfall of around 250 centimeters evenly distributed without any marked dry season and with at least 100 rainy days per year. Temperature range of about 20 to 34 °C, with a monthly mean of 25 to 28 °C. Atmospheric humidity of around 80%. About 2000 hour’s sunshine per year at the rate of six hours per day throughout the year. Absence of strong winds.