Skip to content

Menu

Game modes

Account

← Modern Indian History
GK QUESTION#2728

At which place near Kolkata did large-scale jute manufacturing begin in 1855?

  1. AMumbai
  2. BRishraCorrect answer
  3. CChennai
  4. DHaryana
Show AnswerHide Answer

Answer

B. Rishra

Show ExplanationHide Explanation

Explanation

Large-scale jute manufacturing began at Rishra, near Kolkata, in 1855. It developed into an important industry in Bengal.

Sign in to report a question issue

Explore this topic

Consider the following statements about Baba Ram Singh and the Namdhari (Kuka) movement: 1. Ram Singh strengthened the…Who led the Kalaram temple-entry movement at Nashik in 1930?Which of the following nineteenth-century associations in western India operated as a secret society and challenged caste distinctions?