MCQs:

1. When was the first cotton mill in Bombay established?

   – A) 1845

   – B) 1854

   – C) 1862

   – D) 1874

2. Which city had the first jute mill in India?

   – A) Bombay

   – B) Calcutta

   – C) Kanpur

   – D) Ahmedabad

3. The Elgin Mill was set up in which Indian city?

   – A) Bombay

   – B) Madras

   – C) Kanpur

   – D) Bengal

4. By what year did the first spinning and weaving mill in Madras begin production?

   – A) 1860

   – B) 1865

   – C) 1874

   – D) 1880

Answers and Explanations:

1. B) 1854 – The first cotton mill in Bombay was established in 1854.

2. B) Calcutta – The first jute mill was established in Bengal (Calcutta) in 1855.

3. C) Kanpur – The Elgin Mill was set up in Kanpur in the 1860s.

4. C) 1874 – The first spinning and weaving mill in Madras began production in 1874.