Which of the following cities is known as the Manchester of India?

The correct answer is Option (1) → Ahmadabad

Ahmedabad (also written Ahmadabad) in Gujarat is called the Manchester of India for its many cotton textile mills, after Manchester in England, the centre of the British cotton industry. Its first mill was set up in 1861 by Ranchhodlal Chhotalal, and the city grew into one of the country's largest textile centres, helped by the cotton grown in Gujarat.