Question

 Which of the following places is called the "Manchester of Rajasthan" ?
1. Bhilwara
2. Jaipur
3. Jaisalmer
4. Kota

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Bhilwara

The correct answer is Bhilwara.

• Bhilwara is called the 'Manchester' of Rajasthan.

• Manchester of Rajasthan
  • Bhilwara is famous for Textile in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
  • It has been termed as 'textile city.
  • The main textile product is the synthetic fabric used in trousers.
  • It began with a spinning and knitting company named Mewar Textile Mills, owned by industrialist Shri Sampatmal Lodha, started in 1938.
  • Thereafter Shri Laxmi Niwas Jhunjhunwala started his first unit for synthetic textile in 1961 at Bhilwara.
  • Thus the Bhilwara is called 'Manchester of Rajasthan.

• Textile industry in India
  • The textile industry in India traditionally, after agriculture, is the only industry that has generated huge employment for both skilled and unskilled labor.
  • The textile industry continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India. 
  • The Indian textiles and apparel industry contributed 2% to the GDP, 12% to export earnings, and held 5% of the global trade in textiles and apparel in 2018-19. 
  • Mumbai is the largest center in India having 63 mills out of Maharashtra's total of 122 mills.
  • Mumbai is rightly called the Cottonopolis of India.