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The first jute mill was set up in 1855 at Rishra, near:

AKolkata
BMumbai
CChennai
DKanpur
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Kolkata
1. Mills line the Hugli in a narrow belt. 2. Rishra is near Kolkata. 3. Kolkata gives port and banking facilities. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Chapter 6, Manufacturing Industries._
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