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SOURCE A: Wheat

This is the second most important cereal crop. It is the main food crop, in the north and north-western part of the country. This rabi crop requires a cool growing season and bright sunshine at the time of ripening. It requires 50 to 75 cm of annual rainfall evenly-distributed over the growing season. There are two important wheat-growing zones in the country, the Ganga-Satluj plains in the north west and black soil region of the Deccan. The major wheat-producing states are Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh.

SOURCE B: Rice

It is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India. Our country is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China. It is a kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25°C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm. In the areas of less rainfall, it grows with the help of irrigation.

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Wheat growing zones in India:

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The Ganga-Satluj plains in the north – west.

Black soil region of the Deccan plateau.

Both ‘a’ and ‘b’.

None of the above.

answer is C.

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Wheat growing zones in India are The Ganga-Satluj plains in the north – west and Black soil region of the Deccan plateau.
The northern area of India has historically dominated wheat farming in our country. Uttar Pradesh leads the way in wheat cultivation, followed by Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Gujarat. The demand for Indian wheat is rising globally. Wheat can be cultivated in much different soil, but loam and clay loam are best for it. In India, wheat is the third most widely grown crop.

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