Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonial cities

Question:

Which of the following incidents in the 1860s was responsible for an upsurge of demand for Indian cotton, grown primarily in the Deccan?

Options:

The Great Depression

Construction of the Statue of Liberty

American Civil War

None of the above

Correct Answer:

American Civil War

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3  -American Civil War

When the American Civil War started in 1861 cotton from the American South stopped coming into the international market. This led to an upsurge of demand for Indian cotton, grown primarily in the Deccan. Once again Indian merchants and middlemen found an opportunity for earning huge profits. In 1869 the Suez Canal was opened and this further strengthened Bombay's links with the world economy.