Explanation: Cotton is a tropical crop grown in kharif season in semi-arid areas of the country.

• India lost a large proportion of cotton growing area to Pakistan during partition.
• However, its acreage has increased considerably during the last 50 years.
• India grows both short staple (Indian) cotton as well as long staple (American) cotton called ‘narma’ in north-western parts of the country.

Source: NCERT