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The major cotton textile producing states of India are Maharashtra, Gujarat, _____.

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Punjab
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Uttar Pradesh
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Tamil Nadu
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All of these
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Solution

The correct option is A Punjab

The major cotton producing states in India are:

  1. Punjab
  2. Gujarat
  3. Maharashtra

A good quality of long staple cotton is produced in Punjab. It occupies the leading position in cotton production in India. The important cotton growing districts of this state are ferozepur, Jalandhar and Ludhiana.

Tamil Nadu is the tenth largest cotton producing state in India with a production of 5 Lakh Bales. Tamil Nadu account for more than 6% in the total cotton production in the country and cotton is grown in 70,000 hectares of land in the state.


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