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Which of the following is not a kharif crop in India?
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Corn
(D) Cotton

Answer
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Hint: Khalif crop means to plant, plant and harvest any domestic crop planted during the (rainy) rainy season on the Asian continent. Examples include Millet, Paddy, etc. Rice is the main crop.

Complete Step by Step Answer
Plants are also known as rain plants. These are crops that are grown during the rainy season.The caliphate varies from country to country but usually from June to September.These plants are usually sown at the beginning of the rainy season in about June and are harvested in September or October. Rice, maize, bajra, ragi, beans, nuts, cotton are all types of crops of the Indian Karif plant.
These crops depend on the quantity and quality of rainwater. Examples include Millet, Paddy, etc. Rice is the main crop. Other crops of Khalif sugarcane and cotton.

Additional Information The words kharif and rabbi both have their origin in the Arabic language. These were used in India by the rise of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent and have been widely used since then. The kharif literally means "autumn" in Arabic, because this period coincides with the beginning of autumn in the Indian subcontinent; The monsoonal sowing time is called the caliph time

The correct answer is option (A) Wheat.

Note: The agricultural crop year in India runs from June to July. The planting season in India is divided into two main periods (i) Kharif and (ii) Rabbi Depending on the storm. The Kharif planting season is from July to October in the southwest rain and the Rabbi planting season is from October-March (winter).