Cotton textile industries

Question 1

How and why cotton helps India?

Answer 1

India is one of the largest cotton producing country in the world
supports 40% of nations labour force

Question 2

Two types of cotton industries sector - where it is located

Answer 2

Powerloom - Maharashtra , Gujarat and Tamilnadu - accounts for 3/4 of cotton cloth and yarn
handloom sectors - loacted in every indian state however small it maybe

Question 3

cotton industries are mostly concentrated in
Cottonpolis of india
Lancashire of India
Manchester of India

Answer 3

western parts of peninsular and great plains - Maharashtra and Gujarat in this states - Mumbai and Ahmedabad - both contribute 50% of total installed looms and and nearly half of India’s cotton mill cloth
Cotton polis - Mumbai
Lancashire - Mumbai
Manchester of India - Ahmedabad

Question 4

Power to mumbai and gujarat is by

Answer 4

Mumbai - Tata Hydroelectric power in western ghats

Gujarat - Ukai and kakrapara hydroelectric projects

Question 5

Problems of textile industries -

Answer 5

Obsolete machinery
Indian cotton textile goods face stiff competition in foreign market from Taiwan , South korea and Japan whose goods are cheaper and better in quality
shortage of power and Raw materials