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Agro-climate suitability: The most ideal Indian region for cotton cultivation. Focus on climate and soil: high temperature, moderate rainfall, and black cotton (regur) soils. Choose the correct region.

Difficulty: Easy

Deccan Plateau with black cotton soils (Maharashtra–Gujarat)
Indo–Gangetic alluvial plains
Humid coastal Kerala
Himalayan foothills (Terai)

Correct Answer: Deccan Plateau with black cotton soils (Maharashtra–Gujarat)

Explanation:

Concept

Cotton needs warm temperatures, 50–100 cm rainfall/irrigation, and deep black soils (regur).
These conditions are classic in the Deccan Plateau (Maharashtra, Gujarat, parts of MP/AP).

Final Answer
Deccan Plateau with black cotton soils (Maharashtra–Gujarat).

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