Assertion (A): The cotton crop is harvested in three to four pickings as the bolls mature.

Reason (R): Yield of cotton decreases with successive pickings.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Tejas has a farm in Gujarat. He uses terminology such as lint, ginning and sliver. What do you think he cultivates?

1. Jute
2. Cotton
3. Silk
4. Coffee

Name the process by which cotton fibre is separated from the seeds …………… .

1. ginning
2. spinning
3. pruning
4. deseeding

Assertion (A): Cotton crops exhaust the fertility of soils rapidly.

Reason (R): Regular application of manures and fertilisers to the soils is necessary.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.