Which one of the following is NOT a crop of rice in West Bengal?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Zaid
In West Bengal the climate allows farmers to grow three crops of rice in one agricultural year: aus, aman and boro.
Option (1) Aus — A crop of rice in West Bengal. Aus is one of the three rice crops of West Bengal.
Option (2) Zaid — Not a crop of rice in West Bengal. Zaid is a cropping season, the short summer season after the rabi harvest. It is not a crop of rice.
Option (3) Aman — A crop of rice in West Bengal. Aman is one of the three rice crops of West Bengal.
Option (4) Boro — A crop of rice in West Bengal. Boro is one of the three rice crops of West Bengal.
NCERT (2026-27): “Rice … 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’ and ‘boro’.” “There are three distinct crop seasons in the northern and interior parts of country, namely kharif, rabi and zaid.” |