Question

Sonalika and kalyan Sona are varieties of ?

• A. Wheat
• B. Cowpea
• C. Millet
• D. Rice

Answer 1

The correct option is A Wheat

Sonalika and Kalyan Sona are varieties of wheat. These are the semi dwarf varieties developed by Norman E. Borlaug in Mexico in 1963.These are high yielding drug-resistant varieties.

Sonalika and kalyan sona are considered as varieties of wheat crop because sonalika is single dwarf whereas kalyan sona is double dwarf. Sonalika and Kalyan Sona both are resistant to rusts and has a wide range of adaptation. It is very suitable for late sowings and has good grains.

Some examples of rice variety are Jaya, Ratna etc. Examples of millet variety are hybrid maize, jowar, bajra etc.

Pusa komal is a vareity of cowpea resistant to bacterial blight.

So, the correct answer is "Wheat"