The crop grown both in 'Kharif' and 'Rabi' in India is _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Jowar
India has three crop seasons: kharif (June-September), rabi (October-March) and zaid (April-June).
Option (1) Wheat — Incorrect. Wheat is a rabi crop of the northern states.
Option (2) Gram — Incorrect. Gram is also a rabi crop of the northern states.
Option (3) Jowar — Correct. In the southern states, jowar is sown in both kharif and rabi seasons. In northern India it is a kharif crop, grown mostly as a fodder crop.
Option (4) Mustard — Incorrect. Mustard is a rabi crop of the northern states, like wheat and gram.
NCERT (2026-27): “Jowar … It is sown in both kharif and rabi seasons in southern states. But it is a kharif crop in northern India where it is mostly grown as a fodder crop.”
Table 3.2 : Cropping Seasons in India |
