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Britain imported 2.5 million pounds of raw cotton in 1760. By 1787 the import had soared to:
A22 million pounds
B12 million pounds
C32 million pounds
D52 million pounds
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 22 million pounds
1. Cotton was the first symbol of the new era.
2. Imports rose to 22 million pounds.
3. New machines drove the rise.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 4, The Age of Industrialisation._
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