Which of the following major Indian crops requires high temperature (above 25°C) and high humidity?

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 06 Dec 2022 Shift 4)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Rice.

Key Points

Rice
- Rice is the major Indian crops requires high temperature (above 25°C) and high humidity.
- For Kharif crops, high temperatures (over 25 °C) and high humidity are necessary.
- It needs annual precipitation of at least 100 cm.
- It flourishes with irrigation in places with little rainfall. India's northern and northern-eastern plains, coastal regions, and deltaic areas are all where rice is farmed.

Additional Information

Rice is made from the seed of the grass Oryza sativa, often known as Asian rice or, less frequently, O. glaberrima (African rice).
Although the phrase may sometimes be used to refer to wild or uncultivated variants of Oryza, wild rice is typically used to refer to species of the genera Zizania and Porteresia.