Question

Pick out the correct statement ( only one statement is correct ):

• A. The forest found in the Gangetic delta is Taiga.
• B. The region where coal Is found in India is Narmada valley.
• C. The Manchester of India is Ahemdabad.
• D. The state producing bauxite in good quantities is Bihar.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The Manchester of India is Ahemdabad.

Manchester is an industrially advanced city of the United Kingdom, the history of which goes back to the 18th century, when industries in Great Britain took the world by storm with launch of the famous Industrial Revolution. Production moved out of the homes and little workshops of people into more organized factories where technology reached its pinnacle to invent great inventions such as James Hargreaves’ spinning jenny, Richard Arkwright’s water frame and Samuel Crompton’s spinning mule. Among various technological innovations and industrial advancements, it was the cotton textile industry that particularly prospered. Cities like Manchester and Liverpool became famous as the major textile manufacturing hubs of the globe.