Winter rainfall in the northern plains, locally known as ‘mahawat’ is very important for the cultivation of which crops?

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Rabi

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No winter rain

answer is B.

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Winter rainfall in the northern plains, locally known as ‘mahawat’, is very important for the cultivation of rabi crops.
Agriculture, the predominant industry in India, depends on monsoons. The word mahawat, meaning spring in Arabic, refers to the winter rainfall received by the northern parts of the subcontinent due to the cyclonic disturbances from the northwest and west. Rabi crops are sown in winter and harvested in spring, depending on the winter rainfall. Rabi crops like wheat, gram, beans, oilseeds, barley, and pulses are grown with the help of winter rainfall or using appropriate irrigation methods. The low-pressure region developed over the Mediterranean Sea is responsible for the formation of cyclonic disturbances causing winter rainfall. They are common in South Asia.

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