Where was the first Cotton Mill in India established? (1) Surat (2) Bombay (now Mumbai) (3) Ahmedabad (4) Coimbatore

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(2) Bombay (now Mumbai) Explanation: The first Indian cotton mill, "The Bombay Spinning Mill", was founded in 1854 in Bombay by Cowasji Nanabhai Davar - to offset the unfavourable balance of trade with England. India was exporting raw cotton to England and importing textiles from the Lancashire mills at an escalating cost.

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