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Read the given source… (Social Science 2026 32/2/1 Q17)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/2/1 · 4 marks · Case-based

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 17

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/2/1, section B, question 17, for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q17 · 4 marks · Case-basedCompetency-basedAgriculture

Read the given source carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Cropping Pattern

Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June. Kharif crops are grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country and these are harvested in September-October. In between the rabi and the kharif seasons, there is a short season during the summer months known as the zaid season.

  1. (17.1)

    Rice cultivation is an example of which type of agricultural season?

    1 mark
  2. (17.2)

    Name any one crop which is harvested between April to June in India.

    1 mark
  3. (17.3)

    Mention any two zaid crops.

    2 marks

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Rice is sown with the onset of the monsoon.

Hint 2

Rabi crops are harvested in April to June.

Hint 3

Zaid crops are grown in the short summer season.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. (17.1) Rice is a kharif crop.

    1 mark

  2. (17.2) Wheat, barley, peas, gram or mustard (any one rabi crop).

    1 mark

  3. (17.3) Watermelon and muskmelon (also cucumber and vegetables).

    2 marks

Answer: (17.1) Kharif; (17.2) Wheat; (17.3) Watermelon and cucumber

Where the marks are

  • Kharif (1 mark)
  • Any one rabi crop (1 mark)
  • Any two zaid crops (2 marks)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Agriculture (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Agriculture, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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