Question

Which is the largest cotton producing country in the world?
A. United States
B. China
C. India
D. Brazil

Answer 1

Hint: It is one of the major fibre crops of the country. This country is the second-largest producer of rice in the world after China and the second-largest producer of sugarcane after Brazil.

Complete answer: It is believed that the original home of the cotton plant is India. Among jute, cotton, and hemp, cotton is the most significant fibre crop of the country. It is obtained from the cocoons of the silkworms fed on green leaves. In India, cotton grows in the Deccan region because of the well drier parts of the black cotton soil.
As per the statistics, India was the second-largest producer of cotton after China in the year 2015 but now India is the leading producer of the crop. In 2019, India produced 6,423,000 metric tonnes of cotton whereas China produced 5,933,000 metric tonnes of cotton.

While talking about the other options,
A. The United States is the third-largest producer of cotton after India and China. The United States is one of the major producers of oil in the world.
B. China is the second-largest producer of cotton after India. This country is the largest producer of rice and mobile phones in the world.
D. Brazil is the fourth-largest producer of cotton in the world after the United States. The country is the largest producer of sugarcane in the world.

Thus the correct option is C.

Note: The cotton crop requires high temperature and major cotton-producing states are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, etc.