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The first Jute mill in Rishra in Bengal was started in

  1. 1855

  2. 1886

  3. 1865

  4. 1853

  5. 1829
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The first jute mill in Rishra, Bengal, was established in 1855 by George Acland, marking the beginning of organized jute industry in India. This was strategically located near jute-growing regions and the Hooghly river, leveraging Bengal's natural advantages to eventually make India the world's leading jute producer, challenging Scottish monopoly in jute manufacturing.

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