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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2026General Studies
Question
Given below are two statements : Statement I : Long staple (American) cotton in north-western parts of India is called 'narma'. Statement II : Tur, an important pulse is also known as yellow gram. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- A Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
- B Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
- C Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
- D Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
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Correct Answer
C Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
Model Answer
Cotton
- India grows both short staple Indian cotton and long staple American cotton. The long staple American cotton grown in the north-western parts of the country, particularly in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, is popularly called narma. Hence, statement I is true.
- Cotton is a kharif crop which requires 210 frost free days and light drizzle at the time of growth, and it is grown on the black soil of the Deccan plateau as well.
Tur
- Tur or arhar is the pigeon pea and is known as red gram, whereas gram or chana is called Bengal gram. Hence, statement II is false.
- Tur is the second most important pulse crop of India after gram and is grown as a kharif crop. Pulses, being leguminous crops, help in restoring soil fertility by fixing atmospheric nitrogen.