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Economy UPPSC 2020 GS-I
Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (a) and other as Reason (R):

Assertion (a): Ahmedabad is the largest centre of cotton textile industry in India.
Reason (R) : Ahmedabad is located in Major cotton growing region of India, so it has no problem of raw materials.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: (A) is false but (R) is true

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “(A) is false but (R) is true”.
Mumbai, known as the "Cottonopolis of India," is the largest center of the cotton textile industry, with about 60 mills. Ahmedabad is the second-largest center of the cotton textile industry in India.

Gujarat is the largest producer of cotton in India.

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