{"id":85145,"date":"2025-06-01T03:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85145"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:04:57","slug":"identify-the-crop-on-the-basis-of-the-following-characteristics-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/identify-the-crop-on-the-basis-of-the-following-characteristics-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Identify the crop on the basis of the following characteristics :\n  It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Identify the crop on the basis of the following characteristics :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a kharif crop.<\/li>\n<li>Aus, Aman and Boro are its three different growing periods in an agricultural year.<\/li>\n<li>About one-fourth of the total cropped area of India is under its cultivation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Wheat&#8221; option2=&#8221;Rice&#8221; option3=&#8221;Pulses&#8221; option4=&#8221;Cotton&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe crop described by the given characteristics is Rice.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The statement &#8220;It is a kharif crop&#8221; applies to Rice and Cotton. Wheat is a rabi crop. While pulses include both types, the subsequent characteristics point to a single major crop.<br \/>\n&#8211; The description of &#8220;Aus, Aman and Boro&#8221; as three different growing periods in an agricultural year is a specific characteristic of Rice cultivation, particularly prevalent in regions like West Bengal. Aman is the main rice crop grown during the monsoon (Kharif) season.<br \/>\n&#8211; The statement that &#8220;About one-fourth of the total cropped area of India is under its cultivation&#8221; also strongly points to Rice, which occupies the largest area under cultivation among all crops in India (approximately 23-24% of the Gross Cropped Area).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nWheat is primarily a rabi crop, grown in about 15% of the cropped area. Cotton is a kharif crop but grown in a much smaller area than rice (around 6-7%). Pulses are grown in about 15-20% area but are not a single crop, and the &#8220;Aus, Aman, Boro&#8221; description is unique to rice.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identify the crop on the basis of the following characteristics : It is a kharif crop. Aus, Aman and Boro are its three different growing periods in an agricultural year. About one-fourth of the total cropped area of India is under its cultivation. 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