Choose the answer which is correctly matched:
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Crop | Season | ||
| (A) | Wheat | (I) | Kharif |
| (B) | Rice | (II) | Rabi |
| (C) | Gram | (III) | Zaid |
| (D) | Maize | (IV) | Kharif |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (D) only
India has three cropping seasons: kharif, sown with the onset of the south-west monsoon (June–July) and harvested in September–October; rabi, sown in October–December and harvested in April–June; and zaid, a short summer season between the two.
(A) Wheat — (I) Kharif Incorrect. Wheat needs a cool growing season and is the main rabi crop of north India.
(B) Rice — (II) Rabi Incorrect. Rice needs high temperature and heavy rainfall and is the main kharif crop.
(C) Gram — (III) Zaid Incorrect. Gram is a pulse sown in winter, a rabi crop; zaid crops are watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber and fodder crops.
(D) Maize — (IV) Kharif Correct. Maize is grown mainly as a kharif crop, in the rainy season.