Question

Assertion (A): Rice, an indigenous crop, is grown all over the country.

Reason (R): Rice is a kharif crop in north India. In the south, it can be grown throughout the year if irrigation is available.

Options

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.

• A is true but R is false.

• A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation: 

Rice is indigenous and grown nationwide. It is kharif in north, but in irrigated south, it grows year-round. This explains rice’s all-India distribution.