Which one of the following is NOT an important centre of silk textile industry…

Concept

An industrial centre is identified by a concentration of production, weaving, reeling, or closely linked craft activity—not merely by the presence of administrative or marketing offices.

For a negative-form question, compare the documented industrial role of every place and select the place that is not recognised as a production or weaving centre.

Application

Belagavi has an established sericulture and post-cocoon ecosystem. Baramula has local silk handloom weaving, and Bankura is known for Baluchari, Swarnachari, and other silk products. Bhubaneshwar mainly hosts state-level textile administration and marketing bodies, while Odisha’s documented silk-weaving centres are elsewhere. Therefore, Bhubaneshwar is the exception.

Contrast

• Belagavi: Central Silk Board services document sericulture and post-cocoon activity in the district.

• Bhubaneshwar: It is an administrative and marketing base for Odisha handlooms rather than a named silk-production centre.

• Baramula: Government district records include local-silk handloom weaving among its rural industries.

• Bankura: The district handloom sector records Baluchari, Swarnachari, printed silk, and related weaving activity.

Cross-check

Government sources independently place silk activity in Belagavi, Baramula, and Bankura; Odisha’s official list of important handloom centres names silk locations such as Berhampur, Sonepur-Boudh, Nuapatna, and Bargarh, not Bhubaneshwar.