Question

Why did textile exports from india not decline in the late 18th century?

CLASS 10 CBSE SET 1

Answer 1

Textile exports from india not decline in the late 18th century

Explanation:

Cotton industries in Great Britain were growing in many ways for textile producers in India. In the European and American sectors, Indian textiles had to deal with British textiles already. It became extremely difficult to sell textiles to England because high tariffs were being imposed on Indian textiles brought into the UK. English cotton fabrics were compared to Indian goods in the start of the nineteenth century. In Africa, America and Europe, Indian textiles lose their share.

Answer 2

Decline of Indian textile exports

Explanation:

The question is mistyped as the fact is that the Indian textile exports started to decline from late 18th century to end of 19th century due to the following reasons:

1. Britain flooded the market with machine made fabric which were of better quality and also cheaper than Indian textiles.
2. British imposed heavy taxes on Indian cotton goods.
3. Local weavers could not keep up with competition of the mills in terms of volume and pricing.

All this led to the decline of Indian textiles even though there was high demand for Indian cotton in Europe.