Question

Explain the main reasons for the decline of indian textile industries by the end of 19th century

Answer 1

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• Indian textile industry faced stiff competition and export ofcotton textiles began to decline. From the early 19th century, British manufacturers also began to seek overseas markets for their cloth.

• As a result, the Indian textile industry was adversely affected. Indigo used for dyeing cloth was exported to Britain.

Answer 2

(i) Britain imposed import duties on cotton textiles, thus export market got declined.

(ii) Exports of British goods to India increased. The Manchester goods flooded Indian markets.

(iii) The machine-made goods were cheaper and weavers could not compete with them.

(iv) Raw cotton exports from India to Britain shot up the prices of cotton.

(v) By 1850, exports from most weaving regions got declined and desolated.