Question

Which of the following statements correctly explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?

(a) Indian handicrafts were ruined.

(b) Machines were introduced in the Indian textile industry in large number.

(c) Railway lines were laid in many parts of the country. 

(d) Heavy duties were imposed on the imports of British manufactures.

Answer 1

Correct option is (a) Indian handicrafts were ruined.

Machines were very few. They were introduced in the starting of the 20th Century CE '! (b) is wrong.

Railway lines were laid post 1850s- i.e. second half '! (d) is wrong. of the 19th Century CE '! (c) is wrong.

The British goods were given duty free trade permits '! (d) is wrong.

Since Option (b), (c) & (d) - Incorrect, Therefore we are left with the answer "(a)".