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After WWI, British textile factories faced losses primarily because:
AIndian mills imported British machinery (typical)
BBritish mills moved entirely to India
CIndia banned all imports
DIndian cotton mills grew rapidly + global competition increased
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Indian cotton mills grew rapidly + global competition increased
1. NCERT discusses post-WWI textile industry decline in Britain.
2. Indian cotton mills had grown rapidly during the war (Britain couldn't export cloth, so Indian mills filled the demand).
3. After the war, British mills could not recapture the Indian market, and Japanese competition further eroded their share.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 History India and the Contemporary World - II, Ch 4 "The Age of Industrialisation", §Post-WWI ¶1_
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