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India's first cotton mill was established in ______ in the year 1854.

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Calcutta
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Madras
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Dacca
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Bombay
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Solution

The correct option is D Bombay
Many weavers from different parts of India migrated in search of a job and ended up in India’s first cotton mill established in Bombay in 1854. This was because Bombay was ideal for cotton textile production on an industrial scale.

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