Question

Write any two causes for the decline of Indian textile industry in India during British period ?​

Answer 1

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• (i) Britain imposed import duties on cotton textiles, thus export market got decline

• (ii) Exports of British goods to India increased.

• (iii) The machine-made goods were cheaper and weavers could not compete with them.

• (iv) Raw cotton exports from India to Britain shot up the prices of cotton.