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Why did British textile exports to India initially face resistance after the Industrial Revolution?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. NCERT discusses the global trade dynamics.
2. Indian cotton fabrics — particularly Bengal's fine muslins and Coromandel calicos — had a strong global reputation.
3. British textiles initially struggled in India due to higher costs and inferior quality, until East India Company power was used to discriminate against Indian weavers.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 History India and the Contemporary World - II, Ch 4 "The Age of Industrialisation", §India ¶1_
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