Question

First cotton mill was established at which of the following places in Rajasthan ____.
A. Ajmer
B. Udaipur
C. Jaisalmer
D. Alwar

Answer 1

Hint: The first cotton mill in India was established by the Shri C.N. Dwar in 1854. The first cotton mill in Rajasthan was called the Krishna Mills in Beaver and Ajmer and was established in 1889. This was amongst the 10 cotton mills in Rajasthan opened before independence.

Complete answer: After the Industrial Revolution, the production of textiles was shafted from the handloom to the electricity-powered mechanical loom. Cotton became a huge factor in this production as its rates dropped and the colonial markets started incurring losses for the native population when European products flushed in. Thus, the establishment of indigenous mills was an important occurrence.
The Indian cotton mill was established by Shri C.N. Dawar in 1854. In Rajasthan, the first cotton mill was established in 1889 in Ajmer by the name of Krishna Mills in Beaver and Ajmer.
Let’s look at the options;
Option A- Ajmer was the place where the first cotton mill in Rajasthan was established. So this is the correct answer.
Option B- Udaipur Cotton Mill was established in 1961 and was not the first of its kind. So this is an incorrect option.
Option C- Jaisalmer is famous for the blend of Silk and Cashmere and does not have a very significant cotton mill industry. So this is not the correct option.
Option D- Alwar did not have any cotton mill prior to India’s independence. So this is an incorrect option.
Thus, the correct answer is Option (A).

Note: The first mill to be established in India was in 1817 in Kolkata by a firm of English Traders but it wasn’t successful. The first successful mill was established by two Frenchmen in the year 1830 in Pondicherry.