GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The first cotton mill was set up at Fort master in Kolkata in
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1919
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1926
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1818
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1854
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The first cotton textile mill in India was established at Fort Glastor near Kolkata in 1818.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company was the first cotton mill to be established in Bombay, India, on 7 July 1854 at Tardeo by Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar (1815-73).
Detailed explanation-3: -A series of inventions in the 18th century increased the production of cotton incrementally. One such invention was the cotton mill. Richard Arkwright established the world’s first water powered cotton mill in 1771.
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