Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Which one of the following correctly distinguishes the colonial constraints imposed upon Indian shipbuilding from those faced by the Indian steel industry?

  1. Shipbuilding faced route monopolies, discriminatory duties and restrictions based on tonnage and registration; steel production faced restrictive quality requirements and limited access to British and lower-grade markets.
  2. Shipbuilding declined solely because Indian vessels lacked access to coastal routes, whereas Indian steel received unrestricted entry into Britain.
  3. Indian shipbuilding received tariff protection from foreign competition, whereas the steel industry was guaranteed government purchases of every grade it produced.
  4. Both industries declined before the introduction of any British legal or regulatory intervention affecting their markets.
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