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Q:

Mawath is not beneficial for which crop?

  • 1
    Wheat
  • 2
    Barley
  • 3
    Maize
  • 4
    Mustard
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Answer : 3. "Maize"
Explanation :

1. Maize does not benefit from Mawath (winter rains).

2. It is caused by Mediterranean cyclones which are also called western disturbances. A Western Disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rainfall to northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent.

3. It is a non-monsoon rainfall pattern which is driven by westerly winds. The moisture in these storms usually originates over the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.

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