SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 48

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Wheat.

• Rabi crops or rabi harvest are agricultural crops that are sown in winter and harvested in the spring in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
• The rabi crops are sown around mid-November, preferably after the monsoon rains are over, and harvesting begins in April/May. The crops are grown either with rainwater that has percolated into the ground or using irrigation.
• The major rabi crop in India is wheat, followed by barley, mustard, sesame and peas.
• Kharif crops are cultivated and harvested during the Indian subcontinent's monsoon season, which lasts from June to November depending on the area.
• Jowar, Bajra, Tur are Kharif crops.