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Download Solution PDFGiven below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Ahmedabad is the largest center of the cotton textile industry in India.
Reason (R): Ahmedabad is located in the Major cotton-growing region of India, so it has no problem with raw materials.
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- Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- (A) is true but (R) is false
- (A) is false but (R) is true
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Option 4 : (A) is false but (R) is true
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is(A) is false but (R) is true.
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- In India, the cotton textile industry is mainly developed in the cotton-producing areas of the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Tamilnadu.
- Mumbai is the largest center for the cotton textile industry in India. Hence, the assertionis incorrect.
- Ahmedabad lies near the main cotton-growing region of India.
- There is no problem with the availability of raw materials for cotton in Ahmedabad. Hence, the reason is correct.
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- India is the 2ndlargest producer of cotton in the world.
- Cotton grows well in drier pars of black soil of Deccan plateau.
- It requires high temperature, light rainfall, 210 frost-free days, and bright sunshine for growth.
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh are major cotton-producing states.
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