Read the following statements about cotton cropping carefully.

A. Cotton is grown in rabi season in India
B. Long staple cotton is called 'narma'
C. Cotton requires clear sky during flowering
D. Cotton is a tropical crop

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

B, C, D only

Cotton is a tropical crop (D) grown in kharif season (A IS INCORRECT) 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’ (B) in north-western parts of the country. Cotton requires clear sky during flowering stage (C).