Question

Cotton and jute are ____ crops.
1. Cash
2. Hilly
3. Rabi
4. Kharif

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Kharif

The correct answer is Kharif Crop. 

• Cotton and Jute can be placed in both Kharif crops & Cash crops, here the examiner has considered Kharif as the correct answer in the official answer key provided by the exam authority.  

• India is primarily regarded as an agricultural country. Agriculture employs about 62 percent of the population directly or indirectly.
• Crops in India are majorly classified into three different categories based on seasons:

Rabi	Kharif	Zaid
Sown between October & November	Sown between June & July	Sown between March & June
Harvested between April & May	Harvested between September & October	Harvested between March & July
Eg. Wheat, Oat, Gram, Pea	Eg. Rice, Bajra, Cotton, Jute, Groundnut	Eg. Cucumber, Bittergourd, Pumpkin

• Cash crops: These are the crops that are grown commercially for selling not for personal use. Eg. Sugarcane, Tobacco, Oilseeds
• Hilly crops: Crops growing in hilly areas. Eg. tea & coffee.