Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1855
The correct answer is 1855. - The first jute mill was established at Rishra, on the river Hooghly near Kolkata in the year 1855.
- After Partition in 1947, the jute mills remained in India but three-fourth of the jute producing area went to Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan).
- India is the largest producer of raw jute and jute goods and stands in second place as an exporter after Bangladesh.
- Most of the mills are located in West Bengal, mainly along the banks of the Hugli river, in a narrow belt.
- There are about 70 jute mills in the country, of which about 60 are in West Bengal.
- Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibers is also located in West Bengal.
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