alleryTraditional Indian textiles suffered in colonial times because they faced:
AMill-made cloth from England
BMarine freight rates from Aden
CMounting cotton duties in Goa
DMigrant weaver guilds in Surat
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mill-made cloth from England
1. The colonial period changed the market Indian weavers sold into.
2. Traditional industries suffered a setback because they could not compete with mill-made cloth from England.
3. So the correct answer is mill-made cloth from England.
_Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Contemporary India II', Ch 6 'Manufacturing Industries'_
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