INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE AND ITS TYPES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many types of crops found in India?
A
3
B
2
C
4
D
5
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Two major types of crops grow in India. Namely, Kharif and Rabi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Major crops grown in India are rice, wheat, millets, pulses, tea, coffee, sugarcane, oil seeds, cotton and jute, etc. of canal irrigation and tubewells have made it possible to grow rice in areas of less rainfall such as Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan.

Detailed explanation-3: -By use, crops fall into six categories: food crops, feed crops, fiber crops, oil crops, ornamental crops, and industrial crops. Food crops, such as fruit and vegetables, are harvested for human consumption.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plants of the same kind that are grown in a particular area or region at a particular season are called crops. On the basis of seasons, the crops in India is divided into 2 types-Rabi crops and Kharif crops.

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