Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Land resources and Agriculture

Question:
In which of the following areas rice is grown twice or thrice in a year?
Options:
Himalayan region
North western states of India
Kerala
None of the above
Correct Answer:
Kerala
Explanation:
In southern states and West Bengal the climatic conditions allow the cultivation of two or three crops of rice in an agricultural year. In West Bengal farmers grow three crops of rice called Aus, Aman, Boro. But in Himalayas and north-western parts of the country, it is grown as a kharif crop during southwest Monsoon season.