Question

(viii) What ruined the traditional handicrafts
and development of textile industry etc.
in India?
(a) Lack of funds
(b) Unfavourable policies of Colonial government
(c) Fall in demand of goods
(d) Unavailability of raw material​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ruin of Indian handicrafts industry and artisans:

This was mainly due to the competition posed by the machine made goods that were imported from Britain. The ability of mass production of goods helped Britain to flood the Indian markets with cheap products especially cotton textiles.