Question

The areas with concentration of jute mills in India are_______
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Banks of Hooghly River, West Bengal
D. Uttar Pradesh

Answer 1

Hint: The state with the area with concentration of jute mills shares a boundary with Bangladesh. The state’s capital also has the iconic Victoria Memorial which was made as a dedication to the Queen of Britain.

Complete answer: The jute trade is centered mainly around the state of West Bengal and on the banks of Hooghly River. Since the 3rd BC we can see that jute has been used, in the Indus Valley Civilization, for making textiles.
Jute is a huge part of the culture of Bangladesh and also West Bengal, southwest Bangladesh would be more precise. Jute has also been used in the military especially during the reign of the British Empire.Jute fiber comes from two places of the jute plant - the stem as well as the ribbon or the outer skin. Retting is the process by which jute is extracted. The process of stripping takes place after retting. In India the major producers of jute are West Bengal, Bihar and Assam and India is also the largest producer of jute in the world. Bangladesh is the second largest.

Therefore the correct answer is option C.

Note: Jute is in great demand because it's cheap, soft, long and many other reasons and it is also called the “brown paper bag” because it is the most used product in gunny sacks. The emergence of synthetic fibers has led to decline in the trade of jute.