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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 105 of 200

Q105
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Agriculture & Livestock
Which Indian state is known as the “Spice Garden of India”?
  1. a.Kerala
  2. b.Karnataka
  3. c.Tamil Nadu
  4. d.Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (A) Kerala

Kerala is called the Spice Garden of India because it grows pepper, cardamom, ginger, clove, nutmeg and other spices on a large scale, on which its historic sea trade was built. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh grow some spices but do not carry this name.