Geography
Assertion (A): Mumbai and Ahmedabad have emerged as important cotton manufacturing centres.
Reason (R): They fulfil all requirements of the industry.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation — Mumbai and Ahmedabad have emerged as important cotton manufacturing centres as they fulfil all requirements of the industry like close proximity of raw cotton to mills, favourable climatic conditions, well developed transport and port facilities, good labour force, easy access to capital and financial resources, availability of power, and huge market.
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