Which of the following is a Kharif crop?
AWheat
BRice
CMustard
DBarley
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Rice
1. Kharif crops are sown with monsoon onset (June-July) and harvested in September-October.
2. Rice, maize, jowar, bajra, cotton, jute, groundnut are major Kharif crops.
3. Wheat, mustard and barley are Rabi crops sown in winter.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 4 "Agriculture", §Cropping Pattern ¶2_
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