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The first modern cotton mill in India was set up in 1854 in which city?
AKanpur
BKolkata
CMumbai
DAhmedabad
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Mumbai
1. Mumbai was near cotton areas and had capital.
2. The first modern mill opened there in 1854.
3. Ahmedabad's Shahpur and Calico mills followed.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 8, Manufacturing Industries._
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