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In late-19th-century India, who set up the first jute mill?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. NCERT covers Indian entrepreneurship in industry.
2. The first jute mill came up in Rishra (near Kolkata) in 1855.
3. Eastern India's jute mills concentrated near Kolkata.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 History India and the Contemporary World - II, Ch 4 "The Age of Industrialisation", §Indian Entrepreneurs ¶2_
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