Question

What is meant by ‘dalva’?
(A) Summer crop
(B) Winter crop
(C) Rainy season crop
(D) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Crops are the form of plants that farmers cultivate. Agriculture is extremely significant to India's economy. It is the most common profession in rural areas. Crop cultivation is largely determined by temperature, soil available and water resources. Depending on the season of cultivation of the crop, they are given different terms.

Complete answer:
Agriculturists over the years have assigned crop seasons for the different areas of India, taking into consideration the regular seasons and also by keeping track of the number of times the various crops can be produced on the same cultivable land in the period of one year.

A crop is considered to belong to a crop season depending on its life span since the crop seed has been sown till the time the crops is harvested in a season. As a result, crops are classified as 'Kharif crops,' 'Rabi crops,' and 'Zaid crops.'

From the options, we know that ‘dalva’ may be a name given to one such type of crop so let us examine the options to see which option rightfully describes the word ‘dalva’.
Option (A) Summer crop is an incorrect option. Crops planted between the months of March and June (that is between the seasons of Kharif and Rabi crops) demand hot and temperate weather for development, as well as greater day duration for blooming. These crops, known as Zaid crops, are cultivated in the summer. But summer crops do not describe ‘dalva’ in any manner and hence can be rejected.

Option (B) Winter crop is the correct option. Rabi crops are those crops cultivated during winter and harvested in the season of spring. During the Gregorian calendar's month, a winter crop that is sown is popularly known as 'dalva'. Paddy is grown by farmers such as BPT, MTU 2716, Swarna. The winter crop known as dalva is planted in December, so we can accept this option.

Option (C) Rainy season crop is an incorrect option. Kharif crops are those that are planted during the rainy or monsoon season. The seeds are planted at the start of the monsoon season and collected when the monsoon season comes to an end. Here ‘salva’ is the term that describes the paddy monsoon crop’s nursery, so this option does not describe ‘dalva’.

Option (D) None of the above is an incorrect option. This is an incorrect option because one among the above-given options contains the right answer so this option may be rejected.

Therefore the correct option is clearly option (B), “Dalva is a crop grown in winter so it is a winter crop”.

Note: We can keep in mind that if a cultivated crop has matured or becomes entirely ripe, it is cut and collected, which is referred to as harvesting. As the harvesting season approaches, it is important to conduct routine crop inspections. Take care that if the crop does not receive enough sunlight it may take more amount of time to get ripened hence delays the harvesting process.