Explanation
First modern textile mill was established in 1854 in Mumbai. Next it was established in Ahmadabad in 1859. Later Kanpur and Madras cotton textile mills were established.
The first Indian cotton mill ‘The Bombay Spinning Mill’ was opened in 1854 in Bombay by Cowasji Nanabhai Davar. In the year 1854, the first cotton textile mill of Mumbai was established by a Parsi cotton merchant.
The first iron and steel plant was established in 1907. It was a momentous day in the history of industrial India in Jamshedpur.
Monazite is a reddish-brown phosphate mineral containing rare earth metals. It occurs usually in small isolated crystals.
Bhadravati is located in Shimoga district of Karnataka. It is known for the steel plant located there. It is owned by public sector organised company called SAIL. Name of the company located in Bhadravati is the Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant factory which was started by Sir M. Visvesvarayya.
Known as ‘Pittsburgh of India’, Jamshedpur is a city that was designed by Jamsetji Tata to house the employees of its giant steel plant.
Steel plant located at Jamshedpur is Tata Steel plant. It is a private sector owned company. It was founded by Jamshedji Tata in the year 1868. It is now owned by TATA sons.
Coimbatore is called the "Manchester of South India" due to its extensive textile industry, fed by the surrounding cotton fields.
The first cotton mill was established in the year 1854 in Bombay. Cotton industry flourished in Mumbai for several years. But now it’s declined and the cotton industry is being concentrated around other places like Gujarat-Vadodara industrial regions. The main reason for the decline of the cotton industry in Mumbai is extreme congestion in Bombay and lack of space.
Above description shows that Extreme congestion in Mumbai and lack of space factors accounts largely for the dispersal of the cotton textile industry from its original location around Bombay So the correct option is B.
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