QuestionModern India / economic impact of colonial rule
Which one of the following caused the ruin of the rural artisan industries in India in the 19th Century?
- (a) Flooding of Indian markets with machine-produced goods on a mass scale
- (b) Promotion of urban craftsmen
- (c) Promotion of expensive silk and woolen goods
- (d) Import of raw materials from Britain at high prices
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