Tropic of cancer and 80° East longitude divide India into four quadrants. In which quadrant are the maximum cotton growing areas located?

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answered Feb 28, 2022 by Kratikaathwar (115k points)
selected Feb 28, 2022 by AvantikaJha

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : South-West

The correct answer is South-West.

Tropic of cancer and 80° East longitude divide India into four quadrants.
The Cancer Tropic divides India into nearly equal halves.
Cotton is one of India's most important fibres and cash crops, and it plays a significant part in the country's industrial and agricultural economies.
The maximum cotton-growing areas are located in the South-West quadrant.
There are 9 major cotton-growing states in India, which are classified into three zones: north, central, and south.

Cotton is grown in nine major cotton-growing states in India, including Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan in the north.
Gujarat is the state that produces the most cotton, followed by Maharashtra.
Maharashtra has the largest area under cotton cultivation followed by Gujarat.
In India nearly 60% area under cotton cultivation is rainfed.
In irrigated areas of the Northern zone cotton plantings is from mid-April till the last week of May.
The harvesting period is mainly from October to February.