Question

The collapse of handicraft industries under colonial economic policies primarily resulted in which of the following?

Options

• Weakening of the traditional manufacturing base of the Indian economy

• Strengthening of the traditional manufacturing base of the Indian economy

• Expansion of handicraft exports to foreign markets

• Rapid diversification of industrial output

Answer 1

Handicraft industries collapsed under colonial economic policies as part of deindustrialisation. This systematically declined traditional industries and weakened the traditional manufacturing base of the Indian economy.