8th Class Social Science Sample Paper Social Science Sample Paper - 1

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    How did the development of cotton industries in Britain affect textile producers in India?    

    Answer:

    (i) Indian textiles had to compete with British textiles in the European and American markets.
    (ii) Exporting textiles to England became very difficult due to high duties imposed on the Indian textiles.
    (iii) English and European companies stopped buying Indian goods and giving advances to the weavers.
    (iv) By the 1830s, as the British cotton cloth flooded the Indian markets, thousands of weavers became unemployed.


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