Question

Which one out of the following is a kharif crop?

a. maize
b. wheat
c. gram
d. mustard

Answer 1

Hint:
- Mainly cultivated in the monsoon or autumn season.
- These are grown in the regions of india,bangladesh,pakistan.
- It lasts from June to November .

Complete solution:

 Maize-
- It is also known as corn ,it's a cereal grain.
- Maize is a staple food in maximum no. Of countries of world largest than total production of rice and wheat.
- Maize can be grown in three seasons: kharif,rabi and spring but kharif covers the 80% production.
- Largest production is in Karnataka at 15%.
- Maize is a major kharif crop (cold intolerant).

Wheat-
- It is the main cereal crop of india.
- It is dominantly produced in northern india.
- Like in punjab and haryana.
- It is Cultivated in clayey soil.
- Major wheat growing states are uttar pradesh rajasthan, bihar
- It is a rabi crop.

Gram-
- It is a major pulse crop of india.
- India is a major pulses growing country.accounted for around 66% of total world’s production.
- Madhya pradesh , rajasthan, uttar pradesh are major gram producing states.
- It is a rabi crop.

Mustard-
- It is mainly used in spices or in oil form.
- Its leaves are famous in the region of punjab as sarson ka saag.
- They grow well in temperate regions .
- This is mainly grown in rajasthan ,haryana ,punjab and himachal.
- It is rabi crop.

Option A maize is correct as it is a kharif crop.
Option B wheat is not correct as it is rabi crops(grown in winters.)
Option C is also not correct as it is also rabi crop.
Option D mustard is not correct, it is also rabi crop.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
- Uttar pradesh is the leading mustard producing state around 60%of total indian produce.
- Except rabi and kharif india also have zaid season for crops also called summer crops.
- Agriculture in India is very important for livelihood. Around 49% of the population still depend upon it.