Consider the following statements :
- Bajra (pearl millet) is essentially a rabi crop in India
- Though maize is cultivated as a rabi crop in some areas, it is also grown as kharif crop.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
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1 only
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2 only
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Both 1 and 2
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Neither 1 nor 2
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect because bajra (pearl millet) is primarily a kharif crop in India, sown at the onset of monsoon. Statement 2 is correct - maize is predominantly a kharif crop but is also cultivated as a rabi crop in some regions like Bihar and parts of Uttar Pradesh under irrigation. This dual-season flexibility is a characteristic of maize cultivation in India.