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प्रश्न
How was the trading policy of British caused for the decline of the Indian Industries?
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उत्तर
- All the policies implemented by the British government in India had a deep impact on India’s indigenous industries.
- Free trade policy followed by the East India Company compelled the Indian traders to sell their goods below the market prices.
- This forced many craftsmen to abandon their ancestral handicraft talents.
- East India company’s aim was to buy the maximum quantity of Indian manufactured goods at the cheapest price and sell them to other European countries for a huge profit.
- This affected the traditional Indian industry.
- The British followed the policy of protective tariffs that was much against the trading interests of India.
- Heavy duties were charged on Indian goods in Britain, but at the same time, the English goods entering India were charged only nominal duties.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Jute industry was started in the Hoogly Valley at ____________ near Calcutta.
The poverty of the Indian people was due to the British exploitation of India’s resources and the drain of India’s wealth to ______.
The process of Industrialization started in India from the mid ______.
The year 1991 under a new era of the ______.
The steel was first manufactured by modern methods at ______.
______ for the tin industry.
Iron and steel industries began rooted in the Indian soil at the beginning of ______ century.
______ skills were short in supply.
Jute industry was started in the Hoogly ally at Rishra near Punjab.
Assertion (A): Indian handicrafts collapsed under the colonial rule.
Reason (R): The British made India the producer of raw materials and markets for their finished products.
