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Which state is the largest producer of cotton in India?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Gujarat
Gujarat is the largest producer of cotton in India, with Maharashtra and Telangana following. India is the world’s largest producer of the crop by area and among the largest by output. Cotton needs high temperature, light rainfall or irrigation, 210 frost-free days and bright sunshine during ripening. The black cotton soil of the Deccan, weathered from basalt and able to hold moisture through the dry season, suits it particularly well, which is why the crop is named for that soil. Gujarat leads partly on irrigation from the Narmada canal system and partly on the rapid adoption of Bt cotton after its approval in 2002, which now accounts for almost the entire crop and transformed yields. India grows all four cultivated species, and long-staple varieties command the higher price. The industry has a long history: cotton textiles from Gujarat and Bengal were among India’s principal exports for centuries before mechanised competition displaced them in the nineteenth century.
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