alleryRabi crops in the north-west succeed partly because of rain from:
AWithdrawing monsoon winds
BWestern temperate cyclones
CWarm equatorial low winds
DWinter trade wind currents
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Western temperate cyclones
1. Rabi crops need moisture during the winter months.
2. Precipitation from western temperate cyclones helps them succeed.
3. The green revolution in Punjab and Haryana has also helped.
_Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Contemporary India II', Ch 4 'Agriculture'_
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