2025 · Q64
Consider the following statements with reference to the Cotton te xtile industry in India:
- 1Cotton te xtile industry has, over time, spread to other parts of the country, beyond Gujarat and Maharashtra.
- 2Raw cotton is not a weight-losing raw material.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
General KnowledgeGeography
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: the cotton textile industry, originally concentrated in Maharashtra and Gujarat, has over time spread to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and other states. Statement 2 is also correct: raw cotton is a 'pure' raw material — unlike sugarcane or iron ore it does not lose weight in manufacture — so the industry is not raw-material-bound and can locate near markets and labour (the standard NCERT Class 12 explanation). Both statements are correct, confirmed against published solutions of this paper.