Question

India’s first cotton textile mills were set up in 1854 at:
a) Mumbai and Bharuch
b) Surat and Ahmedabad
c) Devangere and Mysore
d) Kolkata and Hooghly

Answer 1

Hint: In the greater parts of the world, cotton is a Kharif crop. Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and portions of Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka. The irrigated crop is sown in these areas from March-May and the rain-fed crop is sown in June-July with the monsoon starting.

Complete Answer:
- On February 22, 1854, India's first textile mill, the Bombay Spinning and Weaving Mill, was set up. One of the main industries in the Indian economy is the Indian textile industry. Cowasji Nanabhai Davar opened the first Indian cotton mill, 'The Bombay Spinning Mill', in 1854 in Bombay. Opposition from the owners of the Lancashire mill was ultimately offset by the help of the British textile machinery manufacturers.
- In 1854, KGN Daber founded the second cotton mill in India and called it the Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company. This mill is said to represent the true basis of India's new cotton industry.
- And it grew as an important port from India to England and China for the export of raw cotton. There was a large demand for this cotton crop, and farmers began investing in it.

Hence, the correct answer is option a).

Note: Current world production figures are about 25 million tonnes or 110 million bales annually, comprising 2.5 percent of the world's arable land. India is the largest producer of cotton in the world. China, India and the United States are the main cotton growing countries, respectively. The Southern states historically produce the greatest amounts of cotton within the United States.