alleryStart learning →Maize in India is best described as:
AA rabi crop used only for oil
BA zaid season crop grown for its fibre
CA kharif crop used as both food and fodder
DA plantation crop for export markets
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A kharif crop used as both food and fodder
1. Maize serves two purposes, feeding people and feeding cattle.
2. It is sown with the monsoon, making it a kharif crop.
3. It wants temperatures between 21 and 27 degrees Celsius.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 4 'Agriculture' (jess104)_
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