Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Economics

Question:

According to you, what was the main motive of the Britishers behind building the roads?

Options:

Mobilizing the army

Drawing out raw materials

Both 1 and 2

Commercialization of agriculture

Correct Answer:

Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

Roads constructed in India prior to the advent of the British rule were not fit for modern transport. Thus, roads were built primarily serving the purposes of mobilizing the army within India and drawing out raw materials from the countryside to the nearest railway station or the port to send these to far away England or other lucrative foreign destinations.