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Question
Give two reasons for industrial stagnation during the British rule in India.
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Solution
There were two causes of industrial standstill in India during the British occupation:
- Raw materials were exported to Britain, and India’s manufacturing and industrial sectors collapsed significantly.
- The British decimated India’s textile and handicraft industry by implementing a ‘Free Trade’ policy.
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