Which crop is an example of Rabi cropping season

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Which one of the following crops is an example of Rabi cropping season ? 

  1. Watermelon
  2. Cucumber
  3. Maize
  4. Barley

Answer: D

Barley

Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June. Some of the important rabi crops are wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard.

Kharif crops are grown with the onset of monsoon and harvested in September-October. Important crops grown during this season are paddy, maize, jowar, bajra, tur (arhar), moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut and soyabean.

In between the rabi and the kharif seasons, there is a short season during the summer months known as the Zaid season. Some of the crops produced during ‘zaid’ are watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, vegetables and fodder crops.

Exam Year: 2020 Compartment