Question

What was the motive behind the systematic deindustrialization brought about by the British in pre-independent India?

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.

Answer 2

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The primary motive behind the de-industrialisation by the British government was two- fold;

(i) to get raw materials from India at cheap rate and thus to reduce India to a mere exporter of raw materials to the British industries

(ii) to sell British manufactured goods in Indian market at higher prices.