Which of these is not a commercial crop?

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Jute

Indigo

Wheat

Cotton

answer is C.

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Wheat is not a commercial crop.
A commercial crop is an agricultural crop raised to sell for a profit, often known as a cash crop or profit crop. For many reasons, the production of these commercial crops multiplied during the colonial era. Hence, the British government actively supported commercial crops, including cotton, sugar, tea, and jute. In nineteenth-century Europe, food grains were needed to sustain the expanding urban population. Contrarily, food crops are crops grown for human consumption as a form of livelihood. Fruits, vegetables, grains, and tubers like potatoes are among them. The most widely consumed crops worldwide are grains, which comprise plants like wheat, rice, and corn.

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