Geography
Why are cotton farmers opting for other crops?
- Reduced global demand for cotton.
- Increased cost of cultivation.
- Erratic rainfall due to climate change.
- All of the above.
Related Questions
Name the process by which cotton fibre is separated from the seeds …………… .
- ginning
- spinning
- pruning
- deseeding
Assertion (A): Cotton crops exhaust the fertility of soils rapidly.
Reason (R): Regular application of manures and fertilisers to the soils is necessary.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Name the inferior substitute for jute which can withstand drought conditions and be cultivated in non-traditional areas.
- Testa
- Mesta
- Cesta
- Jesta
The …………… soil gives the heaviest yield of Jute.
- clayey
- loamy
- siety
- sandy