Given 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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UPPSC Civil Services General Studies Official paper-I 2020

Answer 1

The correct answer is (A) is false but (R) is true.

Key Points

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 assertion is 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.

Additional Information

India is the 2nd largest 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.