Question

Which city in Punjab is not the centre of the woollen textile industry?
a. Amritsar
b. Dhariwal
c. Jalandhar
d. Ludhiana

Answer 1

Hint:
 In India Woolen materials and apparel industry is generally little contrasted with the cotton and man-made fibre-based materials and attire industry. Fleece industry is a rural-based fare situated industry and obliges common and safeguard prerequisites for warmer apparel.


Complete solution:
Jalandhar has been chosen in the second period of the savvy city venture and 200 crores have been distributed to the civil organization for instating the projects.

Jalandhar exports products like furnishings, glass to neighbouring urban markets and is a worldwide centre for the assembling of sporting gear. Jalandhar is renowned for its games industry and gear fabricated in Jalandhar has been utilized in numerous worldwide sporting games including Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, among others. It is likewise a centre for assembling hand instruments. Jalandhar is likewise acclaimed for its calfskin industry, cowhide for footwear, cowhide merchandise, furniture being offered to send outhouses situated at Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, and other Indian urban communities, Together with Hand apparatuses it is a significant creation focus of Industrial device sacks being utilized by labourers in America and Europe.

Numerous new shopping centres and shopping buildings are being set up at an exceptionally quick movement and as such is likewise a centre point of the NRI's who among huge numbers of them have a place with Jalandhar district.

The woollen business is a restricted industry in India as India is a tropical nation and woollen garments are sought after in northern India just during winters. Further, a great nature of fleece must be imported as Indian fleece is of a substandard quality


Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
 Punjab is the biggest maker of woollen materials because of the simple accessibility of crude materials and an amazingly cool atmosphere during winters.

Three principal communities of woollen materials in India are Srinagar, Dhariwal, Amritsar, and Ludhiana.

Four principle challenges looked by the woollen business in India are:

Since India is a tropical nation, woollen garments are required uniquely during winters in northern India.

India doesn't deliver the great nature of fleece. A high calibre of fleece must be imported. This prompts an expansion in the costs of woollen garments which the destitute individuals can't manage.

Since cotton and engineered material enterprises are more beneficial, numerous industrialists and finance managers are keen on assembling cotton and manufactured strands and not woollen filaments.

Since woollen factories are dissipated and not many in numbers, the factory proprietors can't turn out together for the improvement of the business.