Question
Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?
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Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?
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• Correct Answer: A
• Cheap machine made British textiles flooded India, ruining traditional handicrafts and handlooms under discriminatory tariff policies (de industrialization).
• Mechanized textile mills began only post 1850; railways started 1853; British goods entered duty free while Indian exports faced heavy duties.
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