Question

Match List-I with List-II:

• A. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
• B. (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
• C. (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
• D. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Hint:

Match crops to water needs from high to low: Sugarcane > Rice > Wheat > Spinach.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Typical water requirements: Sugarcane (200 cm), Rice (100 cm), Wheat (35 cm), Spinach (15 cm).

Answer 2

Alternate approach — Crop duration and rooting depth reasoning:
Water requirement broadly scales with a crop's growing-season length and rooting depth. Sugarcane is a long-duration, deep-rooted crop grown under near-continuous irrigation, so it demands the highest seasonal water use. Rice is grown under standing/ponded water for most of its shorter duration, giving a high but lower requirement. Wheat is a shorter-duration, moderately deep-rooted crop needing only a few critical irrigations. Spinach is a short-duration, shallow-rooted leafy vegetable requiring frequent but small irrigations, giving the lowest total requirement.
Ranking the crops by season length and irrigation intensity reproduces the same water-requirement figures as List-II, confirming option (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV).