56. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop?

A. Coconut
B. Cotton
C. Sugarcane
D. Rice

57. Which of the following countries leads in the production of aluminum and its products in the world?

A. Australia
B. France
C. India
D. USA

58. The natural region which holds the Indian subcontinent is

A. equatorial climate change region
B. hot desert
C. monsoon
D. Mediterranean

59. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is

A. the Brahmaputra Valley
B. the Indo-Gangetic Valley
C. the Deccan Plateau
D. the Rann of Kutch

60. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau?

I. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granite and gneiss
II. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets
III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhya scraps, forming the northern flank of the plateau
IV. The trough of the Narmada and Tapti are interposed between the Vindhya and the Satpura ranges

A. I, II and III
B. I and II
C. I, II, III and IV
D. I, III and IV