AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE AND ITS TYPES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Wheat
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Barley
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maize
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Maize isn’t a rabi crop. It is a Kharif crop, i.e. they grow majorly in the high rainfall season.
Detailed explanation-2: -So above descriptions show that maize is not Rabi crop and other ones are Rabi crops. Hence D is the correct option.
Detailed explanation-3: -Maize is predominately a Kharif season crop but in past few year Rabi maize has gained a significant place in total maize production in India (Figure 4). Rabi maize is grown on an area of 1.2 million ha with the grain production of 5.08million tonnes, with an average productivity of 4.00tha-1 (DACNET, 2012).
Detailed explanation-4: -In India, maize is traditionally grown in monsoon (Kharif) season, which is accompanied by high temperature (<35° C) and rainfall. However, with the development of new cultivars and appropriate production technology, winter cultivation of maize has emerged as a viable alternative.
Detailed explanation-5: -Barley and Mustard are not Kharif crops and Bajara, Maize, Rice, Jowar, Sugarcane, Groundnut are Kharif crops.