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By the 1880s what share of cotton clothes worn by Indians was British-made?

AOne-half
BNine-tenths
CTwo-thirds
DOne-third
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Two-thirds
1. British cloth flooded Indian markets from the 1830s. 2. Two-thirds of cotton clothes were British. 3. Spinners as well as weavers lost work. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 6, Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners._
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