A farmer grows 3 crops in rotation – Rice, wheat and Jowar. Rice is grown between the months June‐Nov, wheat between Feb – July and Jowar between Oct‐March. Each crop takes 3 months from sowing to harvesting. At a time only one crop can be grown. Farmer starts in the month of January by sowing Jowar. If there a month gap between each crop, when would Rice be harvested?

A farmer grows 3 crops in rotation – Rice, wheat and Jowar. Rice is grown between the months June‐Nov, wheat between Feb – July and Jowar between Oct‐March. Each crop takes 3 months from sowing to harvesting. At a time only one crop can be grown. Farmer starts in the month of January by sowing Jowar. If there a month gap between each crop, when would Rice be harvested? Correct Answer November

As, Each crop takes 3 months from sowing to harvesting and the farmer starts in the month of January by sowing jowar. Therefore,

January, February, March (From sowing to harvesting for Jowar)

Now, there will be a gap of 1 month for next crop will be Wheat as, Wheat grows during the month of Feb - July

May, June, July (From sowing to harvesting of Wheat)

Now, there will be a gap of 1 month for rice to grow, 

September, October, November (From sowing to harvesting of Rice)

Therefore, Rice will be harvested in November.

Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.

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