Consider the following statements:1.The Government of India provides Minimum Support Price for niger (Guizotia abyssinicia) seeds.2.Niger is cultivated as a Kharif crop.3.Some tribal people in India use niger seed oil for cooking.How many of the above statements are correct?

1. A

   Only one

   Only one. All three niger facts hold.

2. B

   Only two

   Only two. MSP, Kharif and tribal cooking oil are all true.

3. C

   All three

   All three. Niger is on the MSP list, grown as Kharif, and used as cooking oil in tribal areas.

4. D

   None

   None. Each statement is standard.

Summary. Official key is (c) all three. Niger (Guizotia abyssinica) is an oilseed on the CACP MSP list, a Kharif crop of tribal and hill tracts, and its oil is used for cooking in those communities.