After Independence, India put up trade barriers in order to:
AProsecute producers
BProhibit producers
CProtect producers
DPromote producers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Protect producers
1. Industries were only coming up in the 1950s.
2. Imports would have overwhelmed them.
3. The barriers protected producers within the country.
_Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Understanding Economic Development', Ch 4 'Globalisation and the Indian Economy'_
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