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Two cloth mills were set up in India at _____ and ______ in the 1850s.

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Mumbai
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Chennai
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Allahabad
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Ahmedabad
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Solution

The correct option is D Ahmedabad
The 1850s saw the setting up of two cloth mills in India. One in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay and another in Ahmedabad. Setting up of cloth mills with the competition from the British was a huge task. With the establishment of these mills, cloth started to be made on machines in India.

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