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Q5·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2024

Largest Cocoa Producers

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Question

Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world?

Options

a

Algeria and Morocco

b

Botswana and Namibia

c

Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

Answer
d

Madagascar and Mozambique

Explanation

The two largest cocoa producers globally are Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, located in West Africa. Together, they account for over half of the world's total cocoa supply, thriving in the region's hot, humid equatorial climate.

West Africa is the undisputed global hub for cocoa cultivation, far surpassing South American and Asian producers.

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q5

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

World Economic & Political Geography

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Static

Source hint

West Africa Cocoa Commodity Market Trends 2023

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