Question

“Bengal Desi” is a hybrid variety of which of the following crops?
A)Jute
B)Cotton
C)Sesame
D)Gram

Answer 1

Hint: The crop is a staple fiber usually soft and fluffy and grows in a boll. It has a protective case covering the seeds of these plants. It belongs to the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber of a plant consists of pure cellulose and the boll will increase the dispersal of the seeds under favorable conditions.

Complete step by step answer:
-Cotton what is important for building oil and proteins, cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions in more than 80 countries of the world.
-USA, China, India, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Brazil, Greece, Argentina, and Egypt are the major cotton-producing countries that contribute about 85% of global cotton production.
-In the area of cultivating cotton crops India stands first, third in the production of cotton crops, and last in the productivity among these countries. The only country that grows all four species of cultivated cotton crops in India.
-The four species of cotton crops are Gossypium arboreum and herbaceum (Asian cotton), G. barbadense (Egyptian cotton), and G. hirsutum (American Upland cotton).
-Varieties of cotton crops are- Bengal desi cotton crop cultivated in West Bengal, Cernuum cotton crop cultivated in Meghalaya, Karung Kanni Parthi cultivated in TamilNadu, Wagad and Kala cultivated in Gujarat, Pundur cultivated in Andhra Pradesh and Jayadhar is cultivated in Karnataka.
-A desi variety of cotton crops that is Bengal desi is produced in northeast India and Rajasthan for the manufacturing of surgical cotton.

So, the correct answer is,” Cotton”.

Additional information: Jute - for the making of burlap, hessian or gunny cloth, jute is used. It is the affordable natural fibers after cotton in the amount and variety of uses. The fiber of the jute is composed of cellulose and lignin.
Sesame - the number of wild relatives occurs in Africa and a small number in India of Sesame. It belongs to the genus Sesamum also known as Benne. It is found naturally in tropical regions all over the world and is cultivated for edible seeds usually grown in pods.
Gram - it is a yellow lentil which is nearly related to the chickpea family. It is rounded on the one side and flat on the other side. It is one of the earliest cultivated legumes and popularly known as chana dal in India.

Note:
Cotton – it is commonly found in subtropical areas around the world having seed hair fiber. Its fiber is a synthetic substance used in the manufacturing of several materials.
-In the states of Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Madhya Pradesh, cotton crops are widely cultivated and mostly grown in black clayey soils with a warm climate.