Multiple choice

The first textile mill was started in Mumbai by Cowasjee Nanabhoy in

  1. 1855

  2. 1886

  3. 1865

  4. 1853

  5. 1829

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The first textile mill in Bombay (Mumbai) was established by Cowasjee Nanabhoy in 1853, marking the beginning of India's modern textile industry. This followed the first textile mill in India established in Bombay in 1854 by Parsi entrepreneurs, catalyzing industrialization in western India and making Bombay the textile manufacturing hub of colonial India.