India's Jute Economy: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on jute, retting, mills, Partition and packaging.

Question 1 of 5 Which state grows most of India's jute?

West Bengal Punjab Gujarat Kerala

Bihar and Assam follow.

Question 2 of 5 What is retting?

Soaking stalks to loosen fibre Spinning yarn Selling jute Dyeing jute

It takes weeks.

Question 3 of 5 When did the first jute mill open near Kolkata?

1855 1947 1987 2006

It was at Rishra.

Question 4 of 5 What did Partition do to jute?

Split growing land from mills Doubled mills Ended jute farming Nothing

Most land went to East Pakistan.

Question 5 of 5 What does the 1987 Act require?

Foodgrains packed in jute bags Plastic bags only Jute exports Jute taxes

Government agencies are the biggest buyers.

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