Which of the following is not a Kharif crop?

Q. Which of the following is not a Kharif crop?

A. Jute
B. Maize
C. Mustard
D. Rice
Answer: Mustard

The agricultural crop year in India is from July to June. The Indian cropping season is classified into two main seasons-(i) Kharif and (ii) Rabi based on the monsoon. 

The Kharif cropping season is from July –October during the south-west monsoon and the Rabi cropping season is from October-March (winter).

The Kharif crops include rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet/bajra, finger millet/ragi (cereals), arhar (pulses), soybean, groundnut (oilseeds), cotton etc.

The rabi crops include wheat, barley, oats (cereals), chickpea/gram (pulses), linseed, mustard (oilseeds) etc.