Indian textile industry is predominantly cotton based. Consider the following statements with reference to cotton. 1. Cotton is a Kharif Crop in the major parts of the country 2. In 1854, the first modern cotton mill was established in Surat. 3. The United States is the largest producer of cotton in the world. Which of the above is/are correct ?

2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3 only
1 and 2 only
1 only

LohaHridoy

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2025-01-04 04:42

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AhmedNazir

Option 4 : 1 only

The correct answer is option 4 i.e 1 only

Cotton is one of the most important fiber and cash crops of India and plays a dominant role in the industrial and agricultural economy of the country.
Scientific name of cotton is Gossypium
Cotton is a Kharif crop in the major parts of the country viz. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and parts of Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka. Hence statement 1 is correct.
Cotton is grown on a variety of soils ranging from well drained deep alluvial soils in the north to black clayey soils of varying depth in the central region and in black and mixed black and red soils in the south zone.
In 1854, the first modern cotton mill was established in Mumbai. Hence statement 2 is wrong.
India is the largest producer of Cotton in the world which is followed by the United states and then China. Hence statement 3 is wrong.

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