Question

Rabi and kharif crops are the major crops of India. Given below is a list of crops. Categorise them as Rabi and Kharif crops.
Paddy, Wheat, Soyabean, Mustard, Maize, Cotton, Barley, Sugarcane.
A. Rabi crops: Paddy, Wheat, Cotton, Sugarcane
     Kharif crops: Soyabean, Mustard, Maize, Barley
B. Rabi crops: Wheat, Mustard, Barley, Sugarcane
     Kharif crops: Paddy, Soyabean, Maize, Cotton
C. Rabi crops: Wheat, Mustard, Barley
     Kharif crops: Paddy, Soyabean, Maize, Cotton, Sugarcane
D. Rabi crops: Paddy, Soyabean, Maize, Cotton, Sugarcane
     Kharif crops: Wheat, Mustard, Barley

Answer 1

Hint: Rabi crops are those crops which are sown in winter and are harvested in spring. Kharif crops are those crops which are sown in the beginning of the rainy season and harvested by early winter.

Complete Answer:
 India is a country where agriculture is the major occupation of a large number of people. The crops that are grown are also of a wide variety. But all the crops are not grown at the same time. In India and its surrounding countries in the subcontinent, crops are generally grown in two cycles in a year. They are called the Rabi crops and the Kharif crops.

Let us first find which crops given in the options belong to which type:
The Kharif crops are maize, sugar cane, soyabean, paddy and cotton.
The Rabi crops are wheat, barley and mustard.

Now, let us see the options.
A. In this option paddy, cotton and sugarcane are wrongly given as Rabi crops. Mustards and barley are wrongly given as Kharif crops. So, it is incorrect.
B. In this option sugarcane is wrongly given as Rabi crop. So it is also incorrect.
C. In this option, all the crops are correctly assigned, so it is the correct option.
D. In this option, all the crops are given in the wrong category, so it is not correct.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option C.

Note: Kharif crops need good rainfall for a good harvest. Rabi crops are damaged by more rain and grow well with less amount of rainfall. Rabi crops are also known as winter crops. Kharif crops are also known as summer crops.