Question

What was one of the motives behind the English introducing improved communications and transport?

• A. To get raw material from the interiors and also to flood it with cheap British manufactured goods.
• B. To improve the people to be easily connected with other goods.
• C. To improve the postal system.
• D. More than one of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

A. To get raw material from the interiors and also to flood it with cheap British manufactured goods.

• The main motives behind the English introducing improved communications and transport was too get the raw material from the interiors and also to flood it with cheap British manufactured goods.

• It was realized by the British that railways could be an efficient means of transporting goods. Industrial Revolution in England had created a huge demand for raw materials. Also, markets were needed for the sale of finished industrial goods.

• Hence, Railway serves an easy and cheap mode of transport for serving the British industrial and commercial needs. Railway were also felt necessary for a quick and efficient movement of troop for expanding the territories of the Empire and to quell any internal rebellion

• Areas around towns, raw material producing areas and of plantations and other commercial crops, hill stations and cantonment towns were well-connected by railways from the British colonial era. These were mostly developed for the exploitation of resources.