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Q1. [1]
Identify the crop with the help of the following information and choose the correct option. • This is the second most important Cereal Crop. • This is a Rabi crop. • It requires a cool growing season and bright sunshine at the time of ripening. • It requires 50 to 75 cm annual rainfall.
  1. A Wheat
  2. B Maize
  3. C Rice
  4. D Sugarcane
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Model Answer

Option A — Wheat

Wheat is the second most important cereal crop. It is a rabi crop requiring a cool growing season, bright sunshine at ripening, and 50–75 cm annual rainfall.

Source: Major Crops, Chapter 4

Explanation

All four clues directly match the description of Wheat given in the textbook. Maize and Rice are kharif crops; Sugarcane is neither a cereal nor a rabi crop. Examiners expect students to match all given clues to identify the correct crop.

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