Question

Read the following statements carefully :

Statement I : The colonial government had dual objectives behind the systematic deindustrialization of India.

Statement II : The British reduced India to a mere importer of raw materials for the its modern industries.

In the light of the given statements, choose the correct option from the following :

• A. Statement I is true and Statement II is false.
• B. Statement I is false and Statement II is true.
• C. Both Statements I and II are true.
• D. Both Statements I and II are false.

Hint:

The British aimed for raw material supply and a market for goods, so I is true. India exported raw material, so II is false.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understand the task:
We test the two statements about colonial industry.

Step 2: Check Statement I:
The British had two aims in deindustrialising India. First, to turn India into a supplier of raw materials for British industry. Second, to make India a market for British finished goods.
So Statement I is TRUE.

Step 3: Check Statement II:
India was made an exporter of raw materials such as cotton, jute and indigo, not an importer of them.
India imported finished goods from Britain. So the statement is reversed. Statement II is FALSE.

Step 4: Match:
I true and II false is option (A).
(B) is wrong since I is true. (C) is wrong since II is false. (D) is wrong since I is true.

Step 5: Effect on trade pattern:
India sent out raw cotton, silk, jute and indigo.
India took in finished goods such as cotton cloth and machines.

Final Answer:
Option (A).