Consider the following crops of India:\n1. Groundnut\n2. Sesamum\n3. Pearl millet\nWhich of the above is / are predominantly rainfed crop/crops?

Correct Option: (D) 1, 2 and 3

In India, Groundnut, Sesamum and Pearl millet- all these are rainfed crops, grown in several Indian States. Nearly 80% of the area sown to groundnuts is rain fed and relies entirely on summer monsoon rainfall. In India Sesamum is mainly a rain fed crop and is grown on marginal, dry and sloppy lands. The main rain fed cereals grown in India are sorghum (Ragi). Groundnut is the major oil seed crop in India, and it plays a major role in bridging the vegetable oil deficit in the country. Groundnuts in India are available throughout the year due to a two-crop cycle harvested in March and October. Ground Nuts are important protein crops in India grown mostly under rain-fed conditions. Pearl millet is the major millet occupying first position among all the millets in India followed by Sorghum and Ragi. Pearl millet occupies the prime position in the rainfed farming in arid and semi-arid regions of India.