Which crop is NOT cultivated under wetland farming?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Bajra
In wetland farming, the rainfall is more than the soil moisture the plants need in the rainy season. Such areas grow water intensive crops.
Option (1) Rice — Cultivated under wetland farming. Rice is a water intensive crop of wetland areas.
Option (2) Jute — Cultivated under wetland farming. Jute is a water intensive crop of wetland areas.
Option (3) Sugarcane — Cultivated under wetland farming. Sugarcane is a water intensive crop of wetland areas.
Option (4) Bajra — Not cultivated under wetland farming. Bajra is a hardy, drought resistant crop of dryland farming, grown in regions with less than 75 cm of annual rainfall.
Note: This question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 24-05-2026 (Slot 1, same), and in CUET (UG) 2023 on 25-05-2023 (Slot 2, similar).
NCERT (2026-27): “On the basis of main source of moisture for crops, the farming can be classified as irrigated and rainfed (barani). … Rainfed farming is further classified on the basis of adequacy of soil moisture during cropping season into dryland and wetland farming. In India, the dryland farming is largely confined to the regions having annual rainfall less than 75 cm. These regions grow hardy and drought resistant crops such as ragi, bajra, moong, gram and guar (fodder crops) and practise various measures of soil moisture conservation and rain water harvesting. In wetland farming, the rainfall is in excess of soil moisture requirement of plants during rainy season. Such regions may face flood and soil erosion hazards. These areas grow various water intensive crops such as rice, jute and sugarcane and practise aquaculture in the fresh water bodies.” |