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Question
Why were Indian farmers compelled to grow cash crops during the British period?
Options
To raise the incomes of Indian farmers
To promote the export of food grains
To meet a domestic shortage of food grains
To feed the demand of British industries
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Solution
Farmers were compelled to grow cash crops (commercial crops) instead of food crops, to feed the demand of British industries. This constituted the forced commercialisation of agriculture during the British period.
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