Question

Cowasjee Nanabhoy set up the first cotton mill at __________.
A) Mumbai
B) Banglore
C) Delhi
D) Calcutta

Answer 1

Hint: The first cotton mill was set up in 1854 and it was also India’s first steam-powered textile mill and this is the first cotton mill established by the Kowasjee Nanabhoy Davar.

Complete answer:
Option A) Mumbai – is the correct answer because the name of the cotton mill was Bombay Spinning and Weaving company to be established in Mumbai, India on 7th July 1854 by Cowasjee Nanabhoy. Cotton city is the nickname given to Maharashtra. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option B) Banglore – is an incorrect answer because the first cotton mill was not established in Bangalore.
Option C) Delhi – this is an incorrect answer because Kowasjee Nanabhoy did not set up the first cotton mill at Delhi, it’s in Mumbai.
Option D) Calcutta – again this is an incorrect answer because Kowasjee Nanabhoy did not set up the first cotton mill at Delhi, it’s in Calcutta.

The Company was designed by Sir William Fairbaim. This mill was set up on 7th July 1854 but began its production on 7 February 1856 under the supervision of British engineers and skilled cotton operatives and It was India’s first steam-powered textile mill. This mill grew as an important port for the export of raw cotton from India to England and China. This cotton crop became so much in demand that even farmers started investing in it.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: In the production of cotton, India ranked 1st and its production is 6,432 in thousand metric tons. In India cotton is produced in more than 12 states and the highest yielding states and these states are best known for the highest production of cotton are:
1: Maharashtra – 44.05 Lakh Ha
2: Gujarat – 26.66 Lakh Ha
3: Telangana – 18.59 Lakh Ha
4: Haryana – 7.01 Lakh Ha