Q_1. What was the first cotton mill in India established?

[Delhi Univ. B.ed.2009]

A) Surat

B) Mumbai

C) Ahmedabad

D) Coimbatore

Explanation:- First cotton mill of India was established in 1854 in Bombay by Cowasji Nanabhai Davar under the name 'The Bombay Spinning Mill'. Later it was closed down because of the opposition from Lancashire Mills which had support from British