Rice is a subsistence crop in Orissa. In which of the following states, is rice a commercial crop?

Answer:

The correct answer is option (C) – Punjab and Haryana.

The top rice producing states in India are West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Telangana.

For the majority of people in India, rice is a staple food crop. After China, India is the second largest producer of rice in the world. Rice is grown in the deltaic regions, coastal areas, plains of North-eastern and Northern India.

Rice requires an annual rainfall of more than 100 cm. It requires high humidity, and high temperature. Rice is a Kharif crop.