Question

Match column -I with column-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Column-I Column -II
(A) Kharif crop (p) Pumpkin
(B) Rabi crop (q) Maize
(C) Zayad crop (r) Sugarcane
(D) Cash crop (s) Barley

• A. (A)- s, (B)- p, (C)- r, (D)- s
• B. (A)- p, (B)- q, (C)- s, (D)- r
• C. (A)- r, (B)- p, (C)- q, (D)- s
• D. (A)- q, (B)- s, (C)- p, (D)- r
  

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

(A)- q, (B)- s, (C)- p, (D)- r

The rabi crops include wheat, barley, oats (cereals), chickpea/gram (pulses), linseed, mustard (oilseeds) etc. Zaid crops are the crops grown on irrigated lands which do not have to wait for monsoons, in the short duration between Rabi and Kharif crop season, mainly from March to June e.g., watermelon, muskmelon, , bitter gourd, pumpkin, cucumber etc.

A cash crop is an agricultural crop which is grown for sale to return profit e.g., jute, coffee, tea, sugarcane etc. Thus, the correct answer is option D.