INDIAN AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
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Question
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Where is pearl fishing well developed in India?
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Off the Bengal coast
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Off Kerala coast
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Off the coast at Rameshwaram
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Nowhere
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Pearl Fishery Coast refers to a coastal area of southern India, extending along the Coromandel Coast from Tuticorin to Comorin ruled by Paravars.
Detailed explanation-2: -Expert-Verified Answer Tuticorin, a port city is also called as Thoothukudi in Tamil language, is otherwise referred to as ‘Pearl City’ due to the presence of large amounts of pearls in its area. Pearl fishing has made Comorin another famous pearl city.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pearl fishing is predominant in Gulf of Mannar region. Of the world’s great pearl fisheries, none can compare with the fishery of the Gulf of Mannar.
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