Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of 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 numbers.
c
Railway lines were laid in many parts of the country.
d
Heavy duties were imposed on the imports of British manufactures.
Modern Indian HistoryImpact of British Industrial Revolution on IndiaIndustrial RevolutionIndia19th centuryIndian handicraftstextile industryBritish manufacturesde-industrializationcolonial economy