Assertion A Bombay is called the Manchester of India Reason R Bombay is the trading produc...........

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Assertion (A) : Bombay is called the Manchester of India

Reason (R) : Bombay is the trading producer of cotton textile in India

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A are R is true and R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true.

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Explanation:

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Mumbai in Maharashtra is the leading cotton textile centre and it is called as the Manchester of India. The following factors favour, the cotton textile industries in Mumbai.
1. Location of port facilities for the export of finished goods.
2. Well connected through rail and road links with cotton growing areas.
3. Humid coastal climate favours yarning.
4. Availability of capital goods and finance.
5. Availability of man power.