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(a) What is meant by kharif crops ? Give two examples of kharif crops.

(b) What is meant by rabi crops ? Give two examples of rabi crops.


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The kharif crops include rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet/bajra, fingermillet/ragi (cereals), arhar (pulses), soyabean, groundnut (oilseeds),cotton etc.These are the crops which depend on western monsoon.

The rabi crops include wheat, barley, oats (cereals), chickpea/gram (pulses), linseed, mustard (oilseeds) etc. These are not dependent on western monsoon.



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