Question

Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the

• A. increase in the export of Indian handicrafts
• B. growth in the number of Indian owned factories
• C. commercialization of Indian agriculture
• D. rapid increase in the urban population

Answer 1

Answer:

C. commercialization of Indian agriculture

• Commercialization of agriculture was the result of British rule in India in the 19th century. Farmers were forced to grow cash crops which were imported to Great Britain as raw materials of the England factories. The period also saw decline in urban population and destroyed domestic factories. Indians started producing crops for commercial use on a large scale. 19th-century agriculture became commercial due to the use of modern agricultural equipment. British rulers forced farmers to grow Indigo and other cash crops which can be used as a raw material for British manufactures. As a result urban population reduced and domestic Industries were destroyed.