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<h1 style="color:red">Types of Crops and seasons</h1>
<p>There are three main cropping seasons in India – Kharif, Rabi, and Zaid. To know the important facts about these Indian cropping seasons is important from the IAS Exam perspective. Questions from this topic can be asked in both Prelims and Mains GS-I. Read on about the cropping seasons, types of crops, and the importance of agriculture for UPSC.</p>
<h2>Facts about three cropping seasons in India</h2>
<p>The important facts about the major cropping seasons of India are given in the tables below:</p>
<h2>Major Cropping Season in India – Kharif</h2>
<p><b>What are the examples of Kharif Crops?<b></p>
<p>Some important Kharif Crops are:</p>
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<li><p>Bajra</p></li>
<li><p>Jowar</p></li>
<li><p>Maize (corn)</p></li>
<li><p>Millet</p></li>
<li><p>Rice (paddy and deepwater rice)</p></li>
<li><p>Soybean</p></li>
</ul>
<p><b>What is meant by Kharif Season?</b></p>
<p>The cropping season in India starts in June and ends in October where monsoon crops are cultivated and harvested.</p>
<h2>Major Cropping Season in India – Rabi</h2>
<p><b>What are Rabi crops?</b><p>
<p>Some important Rabi Crops are:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Barley</p></li>
<li><p>Gram</p></li>
<li><p>Rapeseed</p></li>
<li><p>Mustard</p></li>
<li><p>Oat</p></li>
<li><p>Wheat </p></li>
<li><p>Bajra </p></li>
</ul>
<p><b>What is a Rabi season?</b></p>
<p>The season where crops are sown in mid-November and harvested in April/May is called Rabi Season. </p>
<h2>Major Cropping Season in India – zaid</h2>
<p><b>What are Zaid crops?</b></p>
<p>Some important Zaid Crops are:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Pumpkin</p></li>
<li><p>Cucumber</p></li>
<li><p>Bitter Gourd.</p></li>
</ul>
<p><b>When Zaid crops are sown and harvested?</b></p>
<p>Since the Zaid crops are also called summer crops, they are sown and harvested between March and June. </p>
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