Q. The first Cotton Mill in India was set up as a spinning mill in 1854 in _____:
Answer: Bombay
Notes: Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company was the first cotton mill to be established in Bombay, India on 7 July, 1854 at Tardeo by Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar (1815-73) and his associates. The Company was designed by Sir William Fairbaim.

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