Question

The Jute Industry was first set up in 1855 at which of the following places?

विकल्प

• Rishra (near Kolkata)

• Mumbai (Bombay)

• Raniganj (West Bengal)

• Serampore (West Bengal)

Answer 1

The Jute Industry was first set up in 1855 at Rishra, near Kolkata. Jute mills, together with cotton mills, were among the earliest forms of modern industrial activity in India.