Question

Name 2 oilseeds which can be grown both as rabi crop and kharif crop?

Answer 1

In India there are three major crop seasons - : 
(i) Kharif,
(ii) Rabi, and
(iii) Zaid,

Kharif crops:1. The Khariff crops are associated with the monsoon season. They are sown in the months of June and July and are harvested in autumn months i.e. in September and October.
2. Important Khariff crops are rice, jowar, maize, cotton, ragi, bajra, sugarcane and jute.Rabi crops:1. The Rabi crops are sown in the period between October and December and harvested in April and May.
2. Important Rabi crops are wheat, peas, pulses, mustard and rapeseed.
Zaid crops:1. Zaid crops are sown in the summer season.
2. Important Zaid crops are rice, maize, sunflower, vegetables and groundnut.

Agricultural crops can be broadly divided into two categories - : 
(i) food crops, and
(ii) non-food crops

Answer 2

Answer:

Sesamum is a kharif crop in north  and rabi crop in south India.

Castor seed is  grown both as rabi and kharif crop.

Explanation:

Rabi crops are sown in winter from October  to December and harvested in summer from  April to June.

Kharif crops are grown with the onset of  monsoon in different parts of the country and  these are harvested in September-October.

Different oil seeds  are grown covering approximately 12 per cent  of the total cropped area of the country. Main  oil-seeds produced in India are groundnut,  mustard, coconut, sesamum (til), soyabean,  castor seeds, cotton seeds, linseed and  sunflower. Most of these are edible and used  as cooking mediums.