Which of the following is the leading cash crop cultivated by agricultural sector in Punjab?

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Cotton is sown from April to June and harvested from September to December. It is a major cash crop of South-Western Punjab. It is a kharif crop. The cotton crop in Punjab, grown from the Bt-cotton seed, have been affected by a pest known as the mearly bug and white flies. Punjab has nearly 12 lakh hectare area under cotton and almost all of it is Bt-cotton. Cotton sowing takes place in several cotton growing areas including Bathinda, Muktsar Sahib, Mansa, etc.