Question

The Cotton Textile Industry, one of the first modern industries in India, was first set up in 1854 at:

Options

• Chennai (Madras Presidency)

• Mumbai (Bombay)

• Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)

• Rishra (near Kolkata)

Answer 1

The Cotton Textile Industry was first set up in 1854 at Mumbai (Bombay). Cotton mills, along with jute mills, emerged as the earliest forms of modern industrial activity in India.