INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Option A: is correct. Andhra Pradesh is the leading producer of spice in India and amounts for an estimated 765 thousand metric tonnes. Option B: is incorrect. Karnataka trails behind Andhra Pradesh with an estimated 712 thousand metric tonnes of produced spices.

Detailed explanation-2: -India is the world’s largest spice producer. It is also the largest consumer and exporter of spices. The production of different spices has been growing rapidly over the last few years. Production in 2021-22 stood at 10.88 million tonnes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kerala is home to a variety of spices: pepper, vanilla, cardamom, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and turmeric. The flavour of spices lingers long in one’s tongue and even longer in one’s memory. Spices shaped Kerala’s tryst with destiny. It was the fragrance of spice that awakened the curiosity of the explorers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kerala can be termed as the land of spices, considering the large variety of spices grown in the state. Kerala is the largest producer of pepper in India and accounts for a lion’s share in India’s production. Apart from pepper, other spices produced in the state include ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, tamarind, etc.