Question

Chooe the correct option after reading the following statements.

Statement 1: Karnataka grows more medium and short staple cotton.
Statement 2: Cotton can be classified based on the staple length.

• A. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
• B. Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false.
• C. Both statements are true.
• D. Both statements are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both statements are true.

Cotton can be divided into three types based on the staple length. They are long, medium and short staple cotton. Karnataka grows more medium and short staple cotton. The length of short cotton is 0.95 cm to 2.4 cm. The length of medium cotton is 2.54 cm to 2.86 cm. The length of long cotton is 3 cm - 6.35 cm.