Sugarcane grows best under which climate?
ACold and dry with light morning frost
BHot and humid with 75 to 100 cm of rain
CCool uplands with rainfall above 300 cm
DDesert margins with no irrigation at all
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Hot and humid with 75 to 100 cm of rain
1. Sugarcane is a tropical as well as subtropical crop.
2. It wants hot and humid conditions, 21 to 27 degrees Celsius.
3. Rainfall of 75 to 100 cm suits it, with irrigation where rain is low.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Geography, Ch 4 'Agriculture' (jess104)_
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