alleryStart learning →The decline of India's handicraft industries under British rule led to
Ade-industrialisation and mass unemployment
Ba manufacturing boom
Crapid industrial growth
Dincreased handicraft exports
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. de-industrialisation and mass unemployment
Cheap British machine-made imports destroyed indigenous handicrafts, causing de-industrialisation and large-scale artisan unemployment.
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