UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 68
Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world ?
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C (Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana)
Explanation: Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have long been the two largest cocoa-bean producing countries; both are in West Africa.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-Algeria and Morocco are not leading humid-tropical cocoa producers.
B. Incorrect-Botswana and Namibia are largely arid and not major cocoa producers.
C. Correct-Côte d’Ivoire ranks first and Ghana is a major second producer in the question’s period.
D. Incorrect-Madagascar and Mozambique are not the two largest global producers.