INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: Rice is the most important Kharif crop grown in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -As a complex carb, it is the primary source of energy for over half of the world’s people. Depending on the strain of rice, it can contain decent amounts of fibre, protein, vitamin B, iron and manganese. This means it can play a vital role against malnutrition.

Detailed explanation-3: -Option C) Rice: Rice crop also known as paddy crop, India has largest output of rice in the world and is second largest exporter of rice in the world. Rice has been a basic food crop grown in India. West Bengal is the state which produces rice in large amounts. So, option C is correct.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Abstract: Rice is the most important food crop of the developing world and the staple food of more than half of the world’s population, many of whom are also extremely vulnerable to high rice prices. In developing countries alone, more than 3.3 billion people depend on rice for more than 20% of their calories.