Sown in winter and harvested in spring, Rabi crops rely heavily on winter showers and irrigation. Discover the major crops grown during this season and their production regions.
Correct Answer:
(C) October-November
On the basis of seasons, the crops in India have been divided into three types.
Kharif crops: The Kharif crop is the summer crop or monsoon crop in India. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains i.e., in June- July and harvested in October - November.
Major Kharif crops of India include Millets (Bajra & Jowar), Cotton, Soyabean, Sugarcane, Turmeric, Paddy (Rice), Maize, Moong (Pulses), Groundnut, Red Chillies, etc.
Rabi Crops: The Rabi crop is the spring harvest or winter crop in India . It is sown in October-November last and harvested in March-April every year. Major Rabi crops in India include Wheat, Barley, Mustard, Sesame, Peas, Potatoes.
Zaid Crop: This crop is grown in some parts of the country from March to July. Prominent examples are Muskmelon, Watermelon, Vegetables of Cucurbitaceae family such as bitter gourd, pumpkin, ridged gourd, etc.
Ques: 2
Which one of the following is a 'Rabi' crop?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Mustard
Rabi crops are agriculture crops sown in winter between October & November and harvested in the spring season between March & April. The Rabi crops include Wheat, Barley, Oats, Grams, linseed, Mustard (Oilseed) etc.
Ques: 3
Which of the following is odd on the basis of crops?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Wheat
In the above options, wheat is Rabi crop and rest all are Kharif crops.
Ques: 4
Which one of the following sets of conditions is necessary for good cultivation of wheat?
Correct Answer:
(A) Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall
In India, wheat requires 10° to 25° C temperature and 50 to 75 cm evenly distributed average annual rainfall which can be termed as moderate temperature and moderate rainfall. Wheat is grown on 31.6 million hectare area (2020-21 4th AE) of the total cropped area.
Ques: 5
Which one is an example of "Parallel Cropping"?
Correct Answer:
(B) Wheat + Mustard
In Parallel cropping, two crops are selected which have different growth habits and have a zero competition between each other and both of them express their full yield potential. Among the given options, wheat with mustard is an example of parallel cropping.
Ques: 6
Cash Crop does not consist –
Correct Answer:
(D)
Wheat
Cash crops include Sugarcane, Cotton, Jute, Tobacco, Banana, Oilseeds etc and Wheat, Rice etc. are food crops.
Ques: 7
Which one of the following sequences is correct in the context of the three largest wheat producing states?
Correct Answer:
(C) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana
Three largest wheat producing states, when this question was asked, were – Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana. According to 2021-22 Economic Survey data, in 2020-21 (4th AE) three largest producers of wheat are – (i) Uttar Pradesh (ii) Madhya Pradesh (iii) Punjab.