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UPSC Prelims 2004 · Agriculture · Crops and Where They Grow
Consider the following crops: Which of the above are Kharif crops?
- Cotton
- Groundnut
- Maize
- Mustard.
- (a) 1 and 2
- (b) 1, 2 and 3
- (c) 3 and 4
- (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3
Cotton, groundnut and maize are kharif; mustard is rabi.
Statement by statement
1. ✓ KHARIF Cotton is kharif.
2. ✓ KHARIF Groundnut is mainly kharif.
3. ✓ KHARIF Maize is mainly kharif (some rabi maize in Bihar and the south).
4. ✗ RABI Mustard is a winter (rabi) oilseed.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Drops maize.
(c) Adds mustard and drops cotton and groundnut.
(d) Adds mustard.
The trap
None.
🔒 Rabi oilseeds: mustard, linseed. Kharif: groundnut, soybean, sesame.
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