Question

Where was the first cotton mill set up in India?
A. Bombay
B. Coimbatore
C. Surat
D. Kolkata

Answer 1

Hint:- The first cotton mill was set up in the capital city of West Bengal.
-It is a place where Fort William was once established.
-The famous Howrah Bridge and Victoria Memorial are situated in that place.

Complete answer:
The first Indian cotton fabric factory was set up in 1818 at Fort Gloster close to Kolkata, but this plant was a failure.
The second plant which was set up by KGN Daber in 1854 is known as the genuine establishment of the present-day cotton industry in India. Its name was Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company, Bombay.
In Ahmedabad - likewise alluded to as the 'Manchester of India' - the launch of the Shahpur plant in 1861 and the Calico plant in 1863 denoted the city's incredible ascent as one of the world's prime cotton-producing regions. Nonetheless, the development of the cotton material industry in India occurred during the 1870s.
India is the second biggest exporter of cotton (after the USA) and the second-biggest buyer (after China).

Additional Information
Bombay Cotton Mill developed as a significant port for the fare of crude cotton from India to England and China. This cotton crop turned into an immense interest and ranchers began putting resources into it. Cotton flipped around the market. An enormous number of works began working in plants.
The development and improvement of plants in urban areas gazed and the main plant in Ahmedabad was begun in 1861.

Hence the correct answer is option D.

Note:- The principal significant spray in the improvement of cotton plant creation in India was during the First World War when material imports from Britain were declined and Indian industrial facilities were called upon to deliver fabric for military supplies.