Question

Enumerate briefly, the development of the modern industrial sector during the British rule.

Hint:

Modern industry began in the second half of the nineteenth century with cotton and jute mills, then iron and steel (TISCO 1907), and later sugar, cement and paper.

Answer 1

Step 1: Understand the question:
We have to list, in brief, how the modern industrial sector grew in India during British rule.

Step 2: Beginning of modern industry:
Modern industries began to take root in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Progress was very slow.

Step 3: Textile mills first:
At first, development was confined to cotton and jute textile mills in a few selected states.

Step 4: Iron and steel:
Iron and steel industries began to come up early in the twentieth century.
The Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was incorporated in 1907.

Step 5: Other industries:
After the Second World War a few other industries like sugar, cement and paper also started.

Final Answer:
Modern industry grew slowly: first cotton and jute mills, then iron and steel (TISCO in 1907), and later sugar, cement and paper.