alleryThe two important wheat-growing zones in India are the Deccan black soil and the:
AGujarat coastal belt
BGaro and Khasi hills
CGanga-Satluj plains
DGodavari delta lands
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Ganga-Satluj plains
1. Wheat is a rabi crop needing a cool growing season and bright sunshine at ripening.
2. Its two important growing zones are the Ganga-Satluj plains in the north-west and the black soil region of the Deccan.
3. Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are major producers.
_Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Contemporary India II', Ch 4 'Agriculture'_
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