Question

Which of the following is a type of rice/paddy grown in West Bengal?
1. Aman
2. Kalyan Sona
3. Sonalika
4. Pusa swarnim 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Aman

The correct answer is Aman.

• West Bengal produces 15-16 million tonnes of paddy every year across the three seasons which are aus, aman and boro.

• The Kharif paddy i.e aus and aman output accounts for about 70 per cent of the total production and Boro paddy is usually cultivated on land-dependent on the canal and the irrigation facility.
• Aman is a  variety of rice sown in the rainy season and harvested during winter.
• It is grown under rainfed lowland conditions in shallow, semi-deep, deep and flooded conditions.