Practicing Success
Which of the following was an important 'industrial city' in India in the 19th century specialising in leather, woollen and cotton textiles? |
Surat Kanpur Madras All of the above |
Kanpur |
Although Calcutta, Bombay and Madras supplied raw materials for industry in England and had emerged because of modern economic forces like capitalism, their economies were not primarily based on factory production. The majority of the working population in these cities belonged to what economists classify as the tertiary sector. |