INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

AGRICULTURE

CROPPING SEASONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The crops that are grown in the winter season and harvested in the spring are called ____
A
Kharif Crops
B
Zaid crops
C
Food Crops
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Crops sown during the winter are known as Rabi crops. Rabi crops or rabi harvest are agricultural crops that are sown in winter and harvested in the spring in India. Some example of Rabi crops is wheat, barley, gram, peas, mustard, and linseed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rabi Crops are harvested in the spring season while it is sown in the winter season, they consist of plants/crops such as wheat, barley, gram, peas, and many others. The rabi crops are majorly cultivated around mid-November, mainly after the monsoon rains are over, and harvesting begins in April / May.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rabi crops or rabi harvest, also known as winter crops, are agricultural crops that are sown in winter and harvested in the spring in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The complimentary of the rabi crop is the kharif crop, which is grown after the rabi and zaid (zaa-id) crops are harvested one after another respectively.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rabi crops, which are also known as winter crops, are grown in the winter season. Some of the main rabi crops of India include wheat, barley, potato, mustard, chickpea, sunflower, etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kharif crops are sown early-May – usually at the beginning of the first monsoon rains. Rabi crops are sown around mid-November – preferably after the monsoon rains. Also known as. Monsoon crops/ Autumn Crops.

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