Assertion: British encouraged the development of the indigenous cotton textile industry. First cotton mill was set up in colonial times in Mumbai. Reasoning: The Swadeshi movement gave a major impetus to the cotton industry as there was a call for boycotting all British made goods in favour of Indian goods.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A. Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct. Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Initially, the British did not encourage the development of the indigenous cotton textile industry. They exported raw cotton to their mills in Manchester and Liverpool and brought back the finished products to be sold in India