Food Crops

(i) Kharif - Rice, Jowar, Maize, Cotton, Soyabean, Groundnut, Millet, Ragi, Bajra, Jute etc.

(ii) Rabi - Wheat, Peas, Pulses, Mustard etc.

(iii) Zaid - Muskmelon, Watermelon, cucumber, Bitter gourd, Sunflower etc.

(i) Kharif - Rice, Jowar, Maize, Cotton, Soyabean, Groundnut, Millet, Ragi, Bajra, Jute etc.

(ii) Rabi - Wheat, Peas, Pulses, Mustard etc.

(iii) Zaid - Muskmelon, Watermelon, cucumber, Bitter gourd, Sunflower etc.

India is the second-largest producer of rice in the world after China and the largest rice exporter globally. Rice is a Kharif crop that requires high temperatures above 25°C and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm.

Rice grows with irrigation in areas with less rainfall. It is preferred as a staple food in Southernand North-Eastern India and makes quick inroads into the North-Western Plain.

The rice-growing areas are well suited for Mixed farming (Crops + Livestock). Unpolished rice has high nutritional value. It is rich in Vitamins A, B, and Calcium, while Polished rice lacks these vitamins.

India is the second-largest producer of rice in the world after China and the largest rice exporter globally. Rice is a Kharif crop that requires high temperatures above 25°C and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm.

Rice grows with irrigation in areas with less rainfall. It is preferred as a staple food in Southernand North-Eastern India and makes quick inroads into the North-Western Plain.

The rice-growing areas are well suited for Mixed farming (Crops + Livestock). Unpolished rice has high nutritional value. It is rich in Vitamins A, B, and Calcium, while Polished rice lacks these vitamins.

Almost two third of total rice production is cultivated during the Kharif crop. Here, most important area for the production of rice is Rayalseema which is extended on Krishna-Godavari delta region. Thus, (b) is the correct answer.