● Cotton plants are usually grown at places having black soil and prefers warm and humid climate . Hence statement 2 is correct. ● Cotton is best grown in soils with high water holding capacity. ● The process of separation of fibres from the cotton seeds by combing is called ginning of cotton. Hence statement 1 is correct . ● Ginning was traditionally done by hand. ● Cotton is the crop of tropical and sub-tropical areas and requires uniformly high temperatures varying between 21 degrees C and 30 degrees C. ● Gujarat followed by Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan are the top producing states of cotton. ● Deep, well-drained soils with good nutrient content are required for cotton cultivation. ● India is the World's leading Cotton producer followed by China.