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  • Which crop covers the largest area during the Kharif season in Rajasthan?

    Question: Which crop covers the largest area during the Kharif season in Rajasthan?

    Options:

    Cotton
    Maize
    Bajra (Pearl Millet)
    Jowar (Sorghum)

    ✅Explanation: Rajasthan is one of the leading producers of Bajra (Pearl Millet) in India, and it is extensively cultivated during the Kharif season. Bajra is well-suited to the state's arid and semi-arid conditions due to its drought tolerance and ability to thrive in low-fertility soils.

    🔑Important Key Points:
    -Kharif crops also are known as monsoon crops as they are cultivated in the monsoon season.
    -Their cropping season starts in June and ends in October.
    -These crops are sown at the beginning of the rainy season.
    -Rice, maize, bajra, ragi, sorghum, soybean, groundnut, cotton, etc. are all Kharif types of crops.
    -Cereal is also called grain, any grass (family Poaceae) yielding starchy seeds suitable for food.
    -India produces a variety of cereals, which are classified as fine grains (rice, wheat) and coarse grains (jawar, bajra, maize, ragi), etc.

    🛑 Additional Information::

    • Zaid Season:
    -It is a short season between Kharif and Rabi season.
    -The crops grown during this season are known as Zaid crops.
    -Pumpkin, cucumber, watermelon, bitter gourd, etc. are all zaid types of crops. 

    • Rabi Season:
    -These are the crops that are sown at the end of the monsoon season or at the beginning of the winter season.
    -These crops also are known as winter crops.
    -Wheat, Mustard, Peas, Pulses, Barley, etc. are all Rabi types of crops.

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