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. If the farmer wants to sow Rice in the month July, what is the latest month by which wheat should be sown?

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. If the farmer wants to sow Rice in the month July, what is the latest month by which wheat should be sown? Correct Answer April

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A farmer grows 3 crops in rotation – Rice, wheat and Jowar.

Rice is grown between the months June‐Nov,

wheat between Feb – July

Jowar between Oct‐March.

Wheat Feb - July
Rice July - Sept
Jowar Oct - Mar

Each crop takes 3 months from sowing to harvesting. At a time only one crop can be grown.

No mention of gap or waiting month.

If the farmer wants to sow Rice in the month of July, it means the previous crop must harvest in the month of June.

The 3-month structure is as follows.

Wheat April-May-June
Rice July-Aug-Sept
Jowar Oct-Nov-Dec

Then wheat should be sown in the month of April. It takes April-may-June.

Hence, April is the correct answer.

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