Study the picture given below and answer the following questions:

(a) Name the crop which is being planted. Give one benefit of this method of planting this crop.

(b) Name the other method of planting the crop. In which area is this method practised?

(c) Give a geographical reason for each of the following:

(i) Rice is not the main crop in the Deccan Plateau.

(ii) Punjab is the largest producer of rice despite deficient rainfall.

(iii) Wheat grows well in loamy soil.

(d) Mention the climatic conditions which favour the cultivation of the crop being planted.

What is dry farming?

Give a geographical reason for each of the following:

(i) The soil should be able to retain standing water in the field.

(ii) Rice is the leading crop of West Bengal.

(iii) In north India wheat is a rabi crop.

In the state of West Bengal, three crops of rice are grown annually. It is the leading rice growing state of India and has favourable conditions for its growth. Write the climatic factors which favour its growth in the mentioned region of India.