In the following identify the statement which is NOT correct about Indian crops.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Rapeseed and mustard comprise several pulses.
Option (1) Rice is a crop of tropical humid areas. — Correct about Indian crops. It is a crop of tropical humid areas, though its many varieties are grown in different agro-climatic regions.
Option (2) Wheat is primarily a crop of temperate zone. — Correct about Indian crops. That is why India grows it in winter, the rabi season.
Option (3) Maize is a food as well as fodder crop. — Correct about Indian crops. It grows in semi-arid conditions and on inferior soils.
Option (4) Rapeseed and mustard comprise several pulses. — Not correct about Indian crops. Rapeseed and mustard are oilseeds, such as rai, sarson, toria and taramira, not pulses. NTA changed one word of the book, and a true line became false. Read every word before you mark the answer.
NCERT (2026-27): “Rice … Rice is a staple food for the overwhelming majority of population in India. Though, it is considered to be a crop of tropical humid areas, it has many varieties which are grown in different agro-climatic regions.” “Wheat is the second most important cereal crop in India after rice. India produces about 12.8 per cent of total wheat production of world (2017). It is primarily a crop of temperate zone.” “Maize … Maize is a food as well as fodder crop grown under semi-arid climatic conditions and over inferior soils.” “Rapeseed and mustard comprise several oilseeds as rai, sarson, toria and taramira.” |