2021 · Q53
Identify the crop on the basis of the following characteristics :
- 1It is a kharif crop.
- 2Aus, Aman and Boro are its three different growing periods in an agricultural year.
- 3About one-fourth of the total cropped area of India is under its cultivation.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
General KnowledgeGeography
- AWheat
- BRice
- CPulses
- DCotton
Explanation
Rice is the kharif crop with three distinct growing seasons in eastern India — Aus (autumn), Aman (winter) and Boro (summer) — and it is cultivated on about one-fourth of India's total cropped area. Wheat is a rabi crop, while pulses and cotton do not have the Aus–Aman–Boro seasons. The crop is rice.