Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence

Question:
What were the indicators of Industrial backwardness at the eve of independence?
Options:
Decay of indigenous handicraft industry
Slow progress of modern industry
De- industrialization
All of the above
Correct Answer:
All of the above
Explanation:
The British government followed a systematic de-industrialization policy due to which the indigenous handicraft industry and many others declined causing slow progress in the industrial sector.