QUESTION-WISE · PRELIMS 2012 · Q934

Agriculture & Food Security · Prelims 2012 Q934

Consider the following crops of India : 1. Groundnut 2. Sesamum 3. Pearl millet Which of the above is/are predominantly rainfed crop/crops?

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Sustainable Agriculture Rainfed Agriculture Answer D

The question

Stem and options.

Consider the following crops of India :

1. Groundnut
2. Sesamum
3. Pearl millet

Which of the above is/are predominantly rainfed crop/crops?

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

3 only

1, 2 and 3

Source: UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2012. Syllabus tags and explanation are GyanGram editorial joins for learning—not official UPSC metadata.

Answer

Correct option D

• Correct Answer: D
• Groundnut, sesamum, and pearl millet (bajra) are predominantly rainfed Kharif crops grown under monsoon-dependent conditions.
• All three are drought-tolerant and suited to arid/semi-arid and dryland regions.

Syllabus path

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Subject

Agriculture & Food Security

AGR

Unit

Sustainable Agriculture

AGR-U10

Chapter

Rainfed Agriculture

AGR-U10-C06

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