Question

Wheat is a
A)Cash crop
B)Cereal crop
C)Covered crop
D)None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Wheat is a crop that belongs to the Poaceae or Gramineae family of grasses. Wheat grain is a fruit (Caryopsis) containing a dry edible seed usually referred to as the kernel. Wheat grain is a small edible fruit which, on the outside, is typically hard. Other types of grains include corn, sorghum flour, barley, oats, and rye.

Complete answer:
Wheat, which is a cereal crop, belongs to the grass family. Wheat belongs to the genus Poaceae. It is cultivated for grain, i.e. the fruit caryopsis. As they provide more nutrients for food and are grown worldwide, they are a staple fruit. Cereals are high in vitamins, sugars, proteins, etc.

Spring is the Arabic version of the word 'Rabi.' In the spring, the harvesting of these crops takes place, thus the name. Usually, the Rabi season begins in November and lasts until March or April. Rabi crops are mostly grown using irrigation since by November the monsoons are already over. The crops will potentially be destroyed by unseasonal rains in November or December. At the start of autumn, the seeds are sown, which results in the spring harvest. Wheat, rye, mustard and green peas are some of India's main rabi crop types.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B)

Note: As synonymous with cereal, the word grain is often used in a more general context. Considering that the fruit wall and the seed are intimately merged into a single entity and that the caryopsis or grain is a dry fruit, there is no doubt in these plant systems for the technical distinction of the terms fruit and seed.