Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai Gets GI Tag – Free PDF Download

 
Which is not the GI tag given to the state of Tamil Nadu?
A.ChettinadKottan
B.VirupakshiHill Banana
C.Thanjavur Paintings
D.Pochampally Ikat

• It is responsible for registering GIs in India.

• Deputy Registrar of the Registry, Chennai, ChinnarajaG Naidu, said, The coveted status was granted to Kovilpatti Regional Kadalaimittai Manufacturers & Retailers Association in Kovilpattiin Thoothukudi district.
• In the 1940s, PonnambalaNadar, a grocery store owner in the town, decided to use sugarcane jaggery and peanuts to make the kadalaimittai.
• He also introduced the cutting of the candy into rectangular shapes instead of the traditional balls.

WHAT IS SO UNIQUE ABOUT THIS CANDY?

• The candy is produced from groundnuts and organic jaggery obtained from specific locations.
• Water from the Thamirabaraniis used to enhance its taste.
• It gets its unique flavor from the use of the special Theni jaggery.
• While regular jaggery is brown, hardened and sold in round lumps.
• This is fresh, pale and in soft triangular blocks.
• The groundnuts are carefully sourced from the nearby town of Aruppukottai.
• The groundnuts are grown in the native black soil

HOW IT WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR INDIA?

• The tag will now help this brand reach an international audience.
• This product has a long shelf life and has a huge export potential

Which is not the GI tag given to the state of Tamil Nadu?
A.Chettinad Kottan
B.Virupakshi Hill Banana
C.Thanjavur Paintings
D.Pochampally Ikat

Consider the following statements-

1. Karnataka has the highest number of GI-tagged products.
2. Maharashtra has the highest number of handicraft GI-tagged products.
3. Tamil Nadu leads in the number of GI-tagged agricultural products.

Which of the above statements are correct?
A.1 only
B.1 & 2
C.2 & 3
D.All of the above
 
 

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