AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE AND ITS TYPES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Food Crop
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Cash crop
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None of these
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rice is a Kharif crop that requires high temperatures (above 25 °C) and high humidity. It requires an annual rainfall above 100 cm. In areas with less rainfall, it grows with the help of irrigation. Rice is grown in the plains of north and north-eastern India, coastal areas and the deltaic regions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rice is the basic food crop and being a tropical plant, it flourishes comfortably in a hot and humid climate. Rice is mainly grown in rain-fed areas that receive heavy annual rainfall.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rice is a type of food crop. Food crops are cultivated for consumption.
Detailed explanation-4: -Maize: This Kharif crop is used as both food and fodder.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hint: It is widely consumed in India and it is one of the largest produced crops. The amount of rainfall, soil fertility, and access to irrigation makes it suitable to cultivate rice. It is an important food crop that brings in livelihood for the farmers.