Question

Which of the following statements is true with respect to cropping seasons in India?

• A. The kharif season begins with the onset of winter in October-November and ends in March-April under which the cultivation of tropical crops such as rice, cotton, jute, jowar and bajra is possible
• B. The rabi season begins in October-November and facilitates the cultivation of temperate and subtropical crops such as rice, cotton, jute, jowar and bajra.
• C. The kharif season largely coincides with the southwest monsoon under which tropical crops such as wheat, gram and mustard are cultivated
• D. Zaid is a short summer cropping season for cultivating watermelons, cucumbers, vegetables and fodder crops on irrigated lands

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Zaid is a short summer cropping season for cultivating watermelons, cucumbers, vegetables and fodder crops on irrigated lands

Zaid is a short summer cropping season for cultivating watermelons, cucumbers, vegetables and fodder crops on irrigated lands Zaid crops are grown on irrigated lands that do not have to wait for monsoons, in the short duration between Rabi and Kharif crop season, mainly from April to June, are called Zaid crops in the Indian subcontinent. Zaid crops also known as summer crops, it is mainly known as Cucumber, Watermelon, Bitter gourd.