Question

Assertion (A): Mumbai and Ahmedabad have emerged as important cotton manufacturing centres.

Reason (R): They fulfil all requirements of the industry.

Options

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.

• A is true but R is false.

• A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Both cities had proximity to raw cotton, ports and transport links, humid climate, abundant labour and ready capital, so they fulfilled industry requirements and became major cotton textile centres.