Question

Write True or False against the statement.

The international market for fine textiles was dominated by India till the eighteenth century.

Answer 1

The given statement is true.

Explanation:

Before the rise of machine-based industries in England, India produced the world's finest cotton and silk textiles. Countries such as Britain were unable to compete with the high quality of Indian hand-woven cloth, allowing Indian merchants to dominate trade networks throughout Asia, Europe, and the Middle East until the late eighteenth century.