Question

The first cotton mill in India was set up in Bombay in ______.
1. 1845
2. 1854
3. 1870
4. 1874

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1854

• India's first cotton mill was set up in Bombay.
• The first cotton mill to be established in Bombay was the Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company.
• Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company was the first cotton mill to be established in Bombay, India on 7 July 1854 at Tardeo by Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar (1815-73) and his associates.
• Sir William Fairbairn designed this company and the production started in the year 1856.
• During the second half of the 19th century, the modern industry began to take root in India, but its progress remained very slow.
• The development was confined to the setting up of cotton and jute textile mills.
• The cotton textile mills were concentrated in the western parts of the country like Maharashtra and Gujarat, while the jute industries were concentrated in the Bengal.