Question

Which is not a Kharif Crop?
1. Jawar
2. Maize
3. Ground nut
4. Wheat

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Wheat

Kharif crop:

• The crops which are sown in the rainy season are called  Kharif crops.
• The Kharif crops are harvested in the month of September-October
• Important crops grown during this season are paddy, maize, jowar, bajra, tur (arhar), moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut, and soybean.
• Kharif crop requires high temperature and high humidity.

Rabi crops	Kharif crops
Wheat	Rice
Barley	Maize
Oats (Cereals)	Pearliment
Linseed	Bajara
Mustard	Pulses (Arhar)
Peas	Cotton
	Makai

Hence, wheat is a rabi crop, it is not a Kharif crop.

• There are three cropping seasons in India.
  • Rabi.
  • Kharif.
  • Zaid.
• Rabi crops are sown in the winter season from October to December and harvested in the summer season from April to June.
  • Wheat, Barley, Peas, Gram, and Mustard-produced during Rabi.
• Zaid season is a short season In between the Rabi and the Kharif seasons.
  • Cucumber and watermelon are produced during Zaid.