C. Fill in the blanks.
1. The economic drain theory was first put
forward by
2. In exchange for its fine silk fabrics, spices
and indigo, India received
3. Export of printed
was banned
by Britain.
4. The weavers used the
to spin
yarn.
was used to dye cloth.
5.
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Answers
Answer:1.Naoroji is renowned for his work in the Indian National Congress, of which he was one of the founding members and thrice — in 1886, 1893, and 1906 — elected president. His book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India brought attention to his theory of the Indian "wealth drain" into Britain.
2.Gold and silver
3.In 1720, the British government enacted a legislation banning the use of printed cotton textiles – chintz – in England. This Act was known as the Calico Act. Unable to compete with Indian textiles, English producers wanted a secure market within the country by preventing the entry of Indian textiles.
4.This can be accomplished by hand with the aid of a spindle and distaff or a spinning wheel, using fiber from vegetables or animals, such as flax, cotton, or wool (see fibers, natural). In today's textile industry fibers are spun by machine.