Consider the following crops:
1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Maize
4. Mustard
Which of the above are Kharif crops?
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation
1 Kharif crops are monsoon crops, typically sown at the beginning of the rainy season (June-July) and harvested after the monsoon (September-October).
2 Cotton is a Kharif crop.
3 Groundnut is a Kharif crop.
4 Maize is predominantly a Kharif crop in India, though it can be grown in other seasons as well.
5 Mustard is a Rabi crop, sown in winter (October-December) and harvested in spring (February-April).
6 Therefore, Cotton, Groundnut, and Maize are Kharif crops.
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