Match List-I with List-II.List-IList-II(A) Cotton Supply Association(…

Match List-I with List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Cotton Supply Association	(I) Gave advances to urban sahukars
(B) American Civil War	(II) Set up to encourage cotton production wherever it could grow
(C) Export merchants in Bombay	(III) Extended credit to rural moneylenders
(D) Urban sahukars	(IV) Cut off American cotton and caused panic in Britain

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) (A) Cotton Supply Association	(II) (II) Set up to encourage cotton production wherever it could grow	The Cotton Supply Association was founded in Britain to encourage cotton growing in every suitable part of the world.
(B) (B) American Civil War	(IV) (IV) Cut off American cotton and caused panic in Britain	The American Civil War cut raw cotton imports from America to a tiny share of normal, and panic spread in British cotton circles.
(C) (C) Export merchants in Bombay	(I) (I) Gave advances to urban sahukars	Export merchants in Bombay wanted as much cotton as possible, so they gave advances to urban sahukars.
(D) (D) Urban sahukars	(III) (III) Extended credit to rural moneylenders	Urban sahukars passed the money on as credit to rural moneylenders who promised to secure the cotton.

NCERT (2026-27): “3.4 Then came the cotton boom …
In 1857 the Cotton Supply Association was founded in Britain, and in 1859 the Manchester Cotton Company was formed. Their objective was “to encourage cotton production in every part of the world suited for its growth”. India was seen as a country that could supply cotton to Lancashire if the American supply dried up. It possessed suitable soil, a climate favourable to cotton cultivation, and cheap labour. When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, a wave of panic spread through cotton circles in Britain. Raw cotton imports from America fell to less than three per cent of the normal: from over 2,000,000 bales (of 400 lbs each) in 1861 to 55,000 bales in 1862. Frantic messages were sent to India and elsewhere to increase cotton exports to Britain. In Bombay, cotton merchants visited the cotton districts to assess supplies and encourage cultivation. As cotton prices soared (see Fig. 10.15), export merchants in Bombay were keen to secure as much cotton as possible to meet the British demand. So they gave advances to urban sahukars who in turn extended credit to those rural moneylenders who promised to secure the produce. …”

Match List-I with List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Cotton Supply Association	(I) Gave advances to urban sahukars
(B) American Civil War	(II) Set up to encourage cotton production wherever it could grow
(C) Export merchants in Bombay	(III) Extended credit to rural moneylenders
(D) Urban sahukars	(IV) Cut off American cotton and caused panic in Britain

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) (A) Cotton Supply Association	(II) (II) Set up to encourage cotton production wherever it could grow	The Cotton Supply Association was founded in Britain to encourage cotton growing in every suitable part of the world.
(B) (B) American Civil War	(IV) (IV) Cut off American cotton and caused panic in Britain	The American Civil War cut raw cotton imports from America to a tiny share of normal, and panic spread in British cotton circles.
(C) (C) Export merchants in Bombay	(I) (I) Gave advances to urban sahukars	Export merchants in Bombay wanted as much cotton as possible, so they gave advances to urban sahukars.
(D) (D) Urban sahukars	(III) (III) Extended credit to rural moneylenders	Urban sahukars passed the money on as credit to rural moneylenders who promised to secure the cotton.