Question

Which is the main food crop in the north and the North Western parts of India ?
A)Maize
B)Wheat
C)Rice
D)Millets

Answer 1

Hint: This is a Rabi crop and iis the 2nd most important crop in India. It is mainly grown in Punjab, Haryana ,Himachal, Uttar Pradesh , Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir.

Complete answer:
Agriculture is one of the most important activities in north India. The main food crop in the north and the North Western parts of India is wheat. It is mostly in the room in the Northern parts of the country and is rich in proteins, vitamins and carbohydrates. India is the second largest producer of Wheat in the world. Now let's see the options:-

Maize- It is a cereal grain , also known as corn. It's a staple diet of people in South America and Mexico. In India maize is grown mostly in the South and Central parts of India like Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh ,Maharashtra etc. , hence its the incorrect option.
Wheat- It's a Rabi crop which is mostly consumed by the whole world and Punjab and Uttar Pradesh are one of the largest producers of wheat and is the staple diet of the north Indians therefore it's the correct option.
Rice- Rice is produced from a crop called paddy which is essentially grown in the regions of Punjab ,Haryana, Uttar Pradesh , West bengal Assam which is the staple food of majority of the states in India including these.
Millets- Millets are coarse grain and a repository of fibre, vitamins ,protein, minerals and include ragi, Bajra etc. Hence this is incorrect.

Therefore the correct answer is B.

Note: This time Madhya Pradesh surpassed Punjab to become one of the major contributors of wheat in India. Believe it or not but it's illegal to grow wheat at home and if it is allowed also , growing wheat is a lot of hard work. Only die hard farmers can grow this crop.