Question

Read the given statements and choose the correct option with regard to Rabi cropping season from the following:

1. Rabi crops are sown in winter.
2. Sown from October to December and harvested from April to June.
3. Important crops are Maize, Cotton, Jute.
4. Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh are important for the production of wheat.

• A. I, III and IV
• B. II, III and IV
• C. I, II and IV
• D. I, II and III

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Correct statements about the Rabi cropping season:
I. Rabi crops are winter-sown (Statement I): Rabi crops are planted in winter.
II. Sowing from October to December and harvesting from April to June (Statement II): This is the usual Rabi crop cycle.
III. Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh are significant for wheat production (Statement IV): These states are important wheat producers during the Rabi season.
Statement III is wrong because Maize, Cotton, and Jute are Kharif crops, not Rabi crops.