Question

The city known as ‘Manchester of Karnataka is _______________
A. Davanagere
B. Ballari
C. Mangaluru
D. Mysuru

Answer 1

Hint: Karnataka is one of the major cotton producing states in southern India. Cotton cultivation is done either in rainfed or in irrigated areas. The areas of cotton cultivation are Vijaypura, Bagalkot, Raichur.

Complete Step by Step answer: Davanagere is popularly known as ‘Manchester of Karnataka’. It is the seventh largest city in Karnataka. Due to its innumerable cotton mills and availability of cotton it is called by this name. The cotton of Devanagere is of great reputation nationally and internationally.
The cotton hub of Davanagere is Hitherto. The weather and resources available made the place for successful cotton production. Rajanahalli Hanumanthappa was the architect behind these mills who had only studied till third grade. The spin capacity started with 12,000 and increased upto 48,000. The garments that were produced by Siddeshwara Mill had its demand internationally.
However even after 45 years of profit, the place began running in loss during the 80’s. And today it is just a mere memory. There has been no industrial development in the last five years and the labour unions complained of exploitation of workers. Davanagere was selected among the 100 cities under Prime Minister’s Smart City Mission. Davanagere is the ‘Heart of Karnataka’ and experiences a rainfall of 644mm.

Note: Davanagere has lost a lot of its glory but the government is trying to restore the industrial glamour that it once had. While writing the answer do not confuse it with Ahmedabad which is called the ‘Manchester of India’ and is in Gujarat.