What is the major economic activity of Malabar coastal region?
A
Tourism
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B
Fishing
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C
Agriculture
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D
Trading
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Solution
The correct option is C Agriculture Malabar, the southwestern coastal region of India, is the wettest and biodiversity-richest region in the country. Agriculture has been practiced in the region from ancient times, involving the majority of the people.Cultivation of enriched agrobiodiversity under diverse agroecosystems and production systems has generated rich genetic diversity in most crops, to the extent that the region has been considered one of the secondary centers of diversity for rice, primary center of origin and diversity for black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, jackfruit, etc., and important center of diversity for several other crops such as turmeric, ginger, bitter gourd, banana, etc.