GK
INDIAN HISTORY
Question
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Egypt
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Mesopotamia
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Central America
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India
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cotton was first grown in India at least 7, 000 years ago in the Indus Valley Civilization.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the Indus River Valley in Pakistan, cotton was being grown, spun and woven into cloth 3, 000 years BC. At about the same time, natives of Egypt’s Nile valley were making and wearing cotton clothing.
Detailed explanation-3: -The states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal have very high degree of concentration of this industry and especially in the three cities of Bombay, Ahmedabad and Coimbatore. It is the leading producer of cotton textile in India.
Detailed explanation-4: -From the given options, Gujarat is more famous for its cotton textile industry. Due to easy availability of raw material, humid climate for spinning and weaving, Ahmedabad city in Gujarat has emerged as a prominent cotton textile industrial centre which is also referred to as the “Manchester of India."