Reason (R) : Its raw material does not loose weight during manufacturing.
Which one of the following is the correct choice?
Correct Answer: (a) Assertion is correct and reason is also correct.
Note: In India, cotton is mainly produced in black soils. Some of the important centres such as Ahmedabad, Solapur, Nagpur, Coimbatore and Indore are located in the areas of large scale cotton cultivation. Thus, cotton is produced in only a few parts of India. It is equally important to note that cotton is a pure raw material, in the sense that it does not lose its weight in the process of manufacturing and the slight loss in weight is more than compensated by the use of sizing materials. The cotton textile industry is spread all over India. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh etc. are prime centres of cotton textile centres.