Assertion (A): Mumbai and Ahmedabad have emerged as important cotton manufacturing centres.

Reason (R): They fulfil all requirements of the industry.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Which of the following cities account for nearly half of India's cotton mill cloth manufactured?

1. Jaipur and Kanpur
2. Ahmedabad and Mumbai
3. Coimbatore and Chennai
4. Panipat and Kolkata

Assertion (A): India is one of the largest producers of silk in the world.

Reason (R): It has a long tradition of manufacturing and producing silk textiles.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Assertion (A): India contributes to about 18 per cent to the world silk production. What is however, more noteworthy is the fact that India's requirement of raw silk is much higher than its current production at present.

Reason (R): While sericulturists want imports of raw silk to be restricted to have better market for their produce, exporters want imports of cheaper raw silk so as to be able to export more silk products at competitive rates.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.