Question 4290
Identify the state in which the three paddy crops, Aus, Aman and Boro, are grown.
Answer
Assam
Why?
Rice Growing Regions in India: The rice-growing areas in the country can be broadly grouped into five. The north-eastern and eastern regions are mostly suitable for the cultivation of all three crops of paddy. Important Points North-Eastern Region: This region comprises Assam and Northeastern states. In Assam rice is grown in the Basin of Brahmaputra River. This region receives very heavy rainfall and rice is grown under rain-fed conditions. Eastern Region: Its region comprises Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. In this region, rice is grown in the basins of the Ganga and Mahanadi rivers and has the highest intensity of rice cultivation in the country. This region receives heavy rainfall and rice is grown mainly under rainfed conditions. Key Points Highlights: Aus, Aman, and boro are a variety of rice crops. In states like Assam, West Bengal, and Odisha, three crops of paddy are grown in a year. AUS is sown in summer along with pre-monsoonal rains and harvested in autumn are called Aus rice. Hence, option 3 is the correct answer. Additional Information Northern Region: This region comprises Haryana, Punjab, Western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir. The region experiences low winter temperature and a single crop of rice from May-July to September-December is grown. Western Region: This region comprises Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. Rice is largely grown under rainfed conditions from June-August to October - December. Southern Region: This region comprises Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Rice is mainly grown in deltaic tracts of Godavari, Krishna, and Cauvery rivers and the non-deltaic rainfed area of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Rice is grown under irrigated conditions in deltaic tracts.
