alleryThe first successful textile mill in India was established in 1854 at:
AMadurai
BMysuru
CMeerut
DMumbai
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Mumbai
1. Indian cotton textiles were once made by hand spinning and handloom weaving.
2. The first successful textile mill was established in Mumbai in 1854.
3. Power-looms had come into use after the eighteenth century.
_Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Contemporary India II', Ch 6 'Manufacturing Industries'_
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