In 1854, after the failure of the first cotton mill in 1818, the first modern cotton mill was established in:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Mumbai (Bombay)
The first cotton mill in India, set up in 1818 at Fort Gloster near Kolkata, did not succeed. The first successful modern cotton mill was set up in Mumbai in 1854 by Cowasji Nanabhoy Davar, as the Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company. Mumbai suited the industry because it was close to the cotton-growing areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat, had a port for importing machinery, had capital from its traders and a humid climate that helps spinning.