The countries which are called the 'Rice Bowl' of Asia are

A. China, Japan, Sri Lanka, India

B. Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam

C. India, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia

D. Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, India

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The countries which are called the 'Rice Bowl' of Asia are Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam. The Mekong region is Asia's rice bowl: in 2014 lower Mekong countries (Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam) produced more than 100m tonnes of rice, around 15% of the world's total.