Which of the following are Kharif crops:
A. Cotton
B. Maize
C. Mustard
D. Groundnut
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B and D only
Kharif crops are sown with the onset of the south-west monsoon in June–July and harvested in September–October. Rabi crops are sown in winter (October–December) and harvested in spring.
A. Cotton Correct. It needs warm weather and moderate rain, so it is sown in the monsoon.
B. Maize Correct. It is mainly a kharif crop, though in Bihar it is grown in the rabi season too.
C. Mustard Incorrect. Mustard is a rabi crop, sown in October–November and harvested in March–April.
D. Groundnut Correct. Most of India's groundnut is a kharif crop, grown on the light soils of Gujarat and the Deccan.