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Q4. What was the motive behind the systematic deindustrialization
brought about by the British in pre-independent India?
1. To sell British manufactured goods in Indian markets at high rate prices.
2. To get raw material from India at cheap rates
3. To develop a new modern industrial base that could take root after the decline of Indian
handicrafts
4. To increase agricultural productivity
O Only 2,3
O Only1, 2
0 Only 1,3
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Answer 1

Answer:

The following are the two-fold motive behind the systematic deindustrialization effected by the British (i) Making India a Supplier of Raw Materials The main motive of the British Government was to make India a mere supplier of cheap raw materials to feed the own rapidly expanding industrial base.

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