Q.The first co-operative sugar factory in India was established in 1950 at: (A) Warananagar
(B) Kolhapur
(C) Pravaranagar (Ahmednagar district)
(D) Anand

Maharashtra's landmark contribution to co-operation was the farmer-owned sugar factory, the very first of which came up in Ahmednagar district. …

The first co-operative sugar factory in India was established at Pravaranagar in Ahmednagar district in 1950 by Vithalrao Vikhe Patil, with the guidance of the economist Dr. Dhananjayrao Gadgil, making sugarcane farmers the owners of their own factory.

(A) Warananagar — incorrect; Warana is famous for its co-operative complex (including dairy), but the first co-operative sugar factory was at Pravaranagar.

(B) Kolhapur — incorrect; Kolhapur is an important co-operative district, but not the site of the first co-operative sugar factory. …

Students sometimes pick Anand, confusing the first co-operative SUGAR factory (Pravaranagar, Maharashtra) with the famous co-operative DAIRY movement associated with …