Which of the following pairs of crop and product is/are correctly matched? 1. Food crop : Ragi 2. Cash crop : Jute 3. Plantation crop : Coconut Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- (a)1 only
- (b)2 and 3 only
- (c)1, 2 and 3
- (d)3 only
Answer
Why
Correct — C, 1, 2 and 3. All three pairs are matched correctly. Ragi, or finger millet, is a food millet grown for its grain, so pair 1 holds. Jute is a fibre grown for sale and industrial use, which makes it a classic cash crop, so pair 2 holds. Coconut is grown on plantations for its fibre, oil and copra, so it is a plantation crop and pair 3 holds. Since every pair is right, the answer is 1, 2 and 3.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)1 only — Pair 1 is right, but pairs 2 and 3 are also correctly matched, so limiting it to 1 only is wrong.
- (b)2 and 3 only — Pairs 2 and 3 are correct, but pair 1, ragi as a food crop, is correct too, so this leaves out a valid pair.
- (d)3 only — Pair 3 is right, yet pairs 1 and 2 are equally correct, so 3 only is too narrow.
Concept
Crops are grouped by their use. Food crops such as rice, wheat and millets, including ragi, are grown mainly for consumption. Cash crops such as jute, cotton and sugarcane are grown for sale and industry. Plantation crops such as tea, coffee, rubber and coconut are grown on large estates for commercial produce. The three pairs here each match a crop to its correct category.
Each pair links a crop to a category, and all three are standard classifications. Recognising ragi as a millet food crop, jute as a fibre cash crop and coconut as a plantation crop confirms every pair, giving 1, 2 and 3.
Key facts
- Ragi, or finger millet, is a nutritious millet grown as a food crop.
- Jute is a fibre crop grown mainly as a cash crop, largely in West Bengal.
- Coconut is a plantation crop yielding fibre, oil and copra.
- Crops are commonly classified as food crops, cash crops, plantation crops and horticultural crops.
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Common traps
- Assuming only one pair can be right in a correctly matched question — here all three are correct.
- Treating ragi as a cash crop; it is a food millet.
Asked as a crop-to-category matching with several statements to verify.
Related PYQs
Which of the following statements with reference to crops cultivated in India is/are correct? 1. Bajra grows well in sandy and shallow black soils, whereas red and shallow black soil is suited for Ragi 2. Bajra is predominantly grown in states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, while Ragi is mainly cultivated in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh Select the answer using the code given below:
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer(c) Both 1 and 2
Same area — crop classification and cultivation, including ragi. That NDA item tests where millets grow; this one matches crops to their categories.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Ragi belongs to which group of crops?
- (a)Millets (food crop)
- (b)Oilseeds
- (c)Fibre crops
- (d)Plantation crops
Answer(a) Millets (food crop). - practice — not a real PYQ
Which one of the following is a plantation crop?
- (a)Wheat
- (b)Jute
- (c)Coconut
- (d)Gram
Answer(c) Coconut.