Question

Which of the following is a commercial crop?
A. Rice
B. Wheat
C. Cotton
D. Maize

Answer 1

Hint: A commercial crop is an agricultural crop that is grown, based on return profit for the farmers. The crops which give good return profit to farmers are known to be commercial crops. A commercial crop is the most planted crop for money-making purposes.

Complete answer:
Every country/region will have its commercial crop, the term Commercial crop or cash crop is used for those crops which can be sold directly from the field after harvest. Among the following cotton is the commercial crop.
In India, cotton is an important crop that plays a role in the Indian economy, many industries and textiles depend on cotton. India produces the largest cotton production, it also exports cotton for other countries.
Cotton comes under the type of shrub that mainly grows in tropical and subtropical regions, this cotton fiber grows like a ball around the seeds of the cotton plant. The seeds are removed from the cotton fiber, the process of removing cotton from the seed is called ginning. Cotton grows well in areas having a temperature between 20°-30℃ and rainfall of 50-100cm.
India produces a large number of cotton varieties and hybrids. Though the number of varieties in cultivation exceeds seventy-five percent, 98 percent of the production is contributed by about 25 varieties.
So, the correct answer is option C.

Note: Cotton is harvested mechanically in some parts of the world. The leading producers of cotton are the USA, Uzbekistan, Brazil, and Pakistan. Cotton cultivation requires cheap and skilled labor, it is best to cultivate cotton in Black soil and alluvial soil.