Two-fold Motive of De-industrialisation
What was the two-fold motive of the British behind the systematic de-industrialisation of India?
- To promote Indian exports and imports
- To make India a raw material exporter and a market for British finished goods — Correct Answer
- To develop capital goods industries in India
- To increase agricultural productivity in India
Explanation:
Correct Answer Explanation
The two-fold motive behind systematic de-industrialisation:
- First: To reduce India to a mere exporter of raw materials for British industries.
- Second: To turn India into a sprawling market for finished products of British industries.
Key Points:
- This led to the decline of indigenous handicraft industries.
- Created massive unemployment in India.
- Demand gap filled by cheap manufactured imports from Britain.
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