Question

The effects of British rule on India are given in brackets. Classify them.

[Peasantry was ruined, the practice of village self-government was

destroyed, millions of artisans became unemployed, English education was

introduced.]

Economic Impact Social Impact​

Answer 1

Answer:

The economic policies followed by the British led to the rapid transformation of India's economy into a colonial economy whose nature and structure were determined by the needs of the British economy. In this respect the British conquest differed from all previous foreign conquests.

The greatest impact of British policies was the drain of wealth from India. The Indian economy, no doubt, was primarily a rural economy, but Indian artisans produced goods in bulk to meet the demands of Indian and European buyers. Several towns had flourished as centres of trade.