INDUSTRIES
INDIAN MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES
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Question
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Where was the First Jute Mill set up in India?
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Madras
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Bombay
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Calcutta
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Delhi
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -India’s first jute mill was set up at Rishra near Kolkata in 1855. This helped process jute produced in the entire Bengal region .
Detailed explanation-2: -Kolkata was the best place to set up a jute mill as the neighbouring places of Kolkata had the raw materials for the production of Jute. There was an adequate supply of labour, ample coal for power, and the city was ideally situated for shipping to world markets.
Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer : India’s first jute mill was established in 1854 in Rishra, Kolkata. Three fourth of the jute producing areas went to Bangladesh after the partition in 1947.
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