Q. Consider the following statements:

1. Jowar is a rain-fed crop mostly grown in the moist areas which hardly needs irrigation.
2. Bajra grows well on sandy soils and shallow black soil.
3. Ragi is a crop of dry regions and grows well on red soil only.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1 and 2
Notes: Jowar, bajra and ragi are the important millets grown in India. Jowar is a rain-fed crop mostly grown in the moist areas which hardly needs irrigation. Major jowar producing States are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Bajra grows well on sandy soils and shallow black soil. Major bajra producing States are Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana. Ragi is a crop of dry regions and grows well on red, black, sandy, loamy and shallow black soils. Major ragi producing states are: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh.

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