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Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] straightforward exam-ready
A farmer in Maharashtra wants to sow a crop that requires a hot climate with 210 frost-free days and bright sunshine. In which cropping season should he sow it? ((A)) Rabi ((B)) Kharif ((C)) Zaid ((D)) Perennial
  1. A Rabi
  2. B Zaid
  3. C Kharif
  4. D Both rabi and kharif
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:30 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(C) Kharif

Cotton requires high temperature, 210 frost-free days, and bright sunshine — it is a kharif crop. So the farmer should sow it in the Kharif season.

Source: Major Crops, Chapter 4

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Explanation

The passage directly states: "Cotton…requires high temperature, light rainfall or irrigation, 210 frost-free days and bright sunshine…It is a kharif crop." The clue "210 frost-free days + bright sunshine + hot climate" uniquely identifies cotton, and cotton is a kharif crop. Eliminate Rabi (cool/winter), Zaid (short summer season), and Perennial (not a standard Indian cropping season).

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