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About 85% of the Indian population of colonial India depended on which of the following sector of the economy?

AHospitality and real estate

BHandicraft industries

CTransport

DAgriculture

Answer:

D. Agriculture

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During colonial times, about 85% of India’s population was dependent on agriculture as their primary livelihood. The British policies focused on cash crop cultivation, impacting the traditional agrarian economy


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