Question

Why did industrial production in india increased during the first world war?

Answer 1

i. With the British mills busy with war production to meet the needs of the army,

Manchester imports into India declined.

ii Indian mills had a vast home market to supply.

iii. As the war prolonged Indian industries were called upon to supply war needs like, jute

bags, cloth for army uniforms, etc

iv. New factories were set up and old ones ran multiple shifts.

v. Many new workers were employed and everyone worked for longer hours.

vi. Over the war years industrial production boomed.

vii Manchester could never recapture its old position in the Indian market.

viii Cotton production collapsed and exports of cotton cloth from Britain fell dramatically.

Local industries consolidated their position capturing the home market.

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Answer 2

India witnessed increased industrial production during the First World War due to following reasons: British industries became busy in producing and supplying war-needs. Hence, they stopped exporting British goods or clothes for colonial markets like that in India

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