Question

The food crop benefitted by winter rain in north India is:
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Maze
d) Soya bean

Answer 1

Hint: During the south-west monsoon, the kharif cropping season is from July to October and the Rabi cropping season is from October to March (winter). Summer crops are the crops grown between March and June. Rabi crops are agricultural crops that are sown in winter and harvested in India in the spring.

Complete Answer:
Option a) wheat, Wheat in India is primarily a rabi (winter) season crop. Wheat is grown as one of India's main Rabi crops in a variety of soils. Wheat is grown in India. Cool and wet climate during the growing season of crops and dry warm climate at the time of their ripening, along with the alluvial soil and good irrigation facilities, are the conditions that are ideally suited for the growth of wheat crops.

Option b) rice, is the incorrect answer. 'Kharif' is the main rice growing season in the region. In terms of harvest season, it is known as winter rice. The winter (kharif) rice sowing cycle is June-July and it is harvested in November-December.

Option c) maze, is the incorrect answer. The cultivation of maize in India has three distinct seasons: Kharif, Rabi in Peninsular India and Bihar, and spring in northern India. Maize is primarily a crop of the Kharif season.

Option d) soya bean, is the incorrect answer. Two cropping seasons for Kharif and spring soybeans. The most popular sowing time in the case of the Kharif season is the beginning of the monsoon or the last week of June to the first week of July, while spring sowing takes place between 15 February and 15 March.

Hence, the correct answer is option a).

Note: 'Mahawat' is locally regarded as the limited amount of winter rainfall triggered by cyclonic disturbances. It is of tremendous importance in North India for the cultivation of rabi crops. With light winds, the season is typically dry. So, mahavat, which is of great utility for the 'rabi' crops, although very small in quantity.