HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was
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railways
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plantations and mines
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banking and insurance
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shipping
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The biggest British capital investment in India was made in. The Indigo Plantations. The Railways, Banking, Insurance and Shipping.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answers. After the year 1853, a substantial amount of British capital had been invested in The Railways.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British private capital found its way into tramways, mining, oil, banking & finance. Industries such as rubber, match box, paper, engineering, sugar & cotton textiles. Total investment in sectors other than govt, transport, plantation & finance was just 3% of the British capital invested in India.
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