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Cotton textile mills sit in big cities like Mumbai and Surat rather than in cotton fields. Why?
ACities grow cotton
BMills need sea breeze
CCotton does not lose weight
DCotton rots in villages
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Cotton does not lose weight
1. Cotton is a pure, non-weight-losing raw material.
2. So market, power and labour decide location.
3. Large urban centres host the mills.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 8, Manufacturing Industries._
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