Which among the following comes under the food grains category?
A. Oilseeds
B. Jowar
C. Maize
D. Bajra
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → B, C and D only
Food grains are the grains grown as staple food: the cereals (rice, wheat and the coarse cereals such as jowar, bajra, maize and ragi) and the pulses. Crops grown for their oil form a separate group.
A. Oilseeds Incorrect. Groundnut, mustard, soybean and sunflower are grown to extract edible oil; they are counted as oilseeds, not as food grains.
B. Jowar Correct. Jowar (sorghum) is a coarse cereal grown in dry areas, mainly in Maharashtra and Karnataka.
C. Maize Correct. Maize is a cereal used both as food and as fodder.
D. Bajra Correct. Bajra (pearl millet) is a coarse cereal grown on sandy soils, mainly in Rajasthan.