Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Cheap British manufactures entered Indian markets, Indian textiles faced severe barriers abroad, and displaced artisans increasingly moved to villages and took up agriculture.

Which one of the following conclusions follows most directly from these developments?

  1. Colonial trade produced rapid industrial employment that absorbed workers displaced from handicrafts.
  2. Deindustrialisation shifted a growing livelihood burden onto agriculture without a corresponding process of modern industrialisation.
  3. Ruralisation resulted principally from rising agricultural productivity and higher village wages.
  4. Railway expansion restored the competitive position of Indian handicrafts in distant markets.
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