SSC
INDIAN ECONOMY
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Question
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What was the motive behind the de-industrialisation by the colonial Govt. in India?
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To make India a supplier of cheap raw materials
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India to be a market for British Manufactured goods
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Both a and b
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None
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Deindustrialization refers to the process of social and economic change caused by the removal or reduction of industrial capacity or activity in a country or region, especially heavy industry or manufacturing industry. It is the opposite of industrialization.
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