alleryWhy did British textile exports to India initially face resistance after the Industrial Revolution?
AIndians refused to wear cloth (typical)
BBritish fabrics were illegal
CIndian fabrics had better quality and lower prices
DIndia banned imports
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Indian fabrics had better quality and lower prices
1. syllabus 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: syllabus History India and the Contemporary World - II, Ch 4 "The Age of Industrialisation", §India ¶1_
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