Coffee Varieties CDS Questions

CDS Physical Geography

Coffee Varieties MCQ Questions


1.
What is the scientific (botanical) name of the Arabica coffee variety?
A.
Coffea liberica
B.
Coffea canephora
C.
Coffea robusta
D.
Coffea arabica
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ANSWER :
D. Coffea arabica
2.
What is the scientific (botanical) name of the Robusta coffee variety?
A.
Coffea excelsa
B.
Coffea liberica
C.
Coffea canephora
D.
Coffea arabica
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ANSWER :
C. Coffea canephora
3.
Which of the following coffee species accounts for about 60-70% of global coffee production?
A.
Robusta
B.
Excelsa
C.
Liberica
D.
Arabica
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ANSWER :
D. Arabica
4.
Which coffee variety is considered native to the highlands of Ethiopia?
A.
Robusta
B.
Liberica
C.
Arabica
D.
Excelsa
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ANSWER :
C. Arabica
5.
Which of the following coffee species is native to central and western sub-Saharan Africa?
A.
Arabica
B.
Liberica
C.
Bourbon
D.
Robusta
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ANSWER :
D. Robusta
6.
How many chromosomes does the Arabica coffee plant have?
A.
22 (diploid)
B.
88 (octoploid)
C.
33 (triploid)
D.
44 (tetraploid)
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ANSWER :
D. 44 (tetraploid)