Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence

Question:

Mobilising army was the prime objective of which of the following infrastructure developed by Britishers in India?

Options:

Roads

Railways

Canals

All of the above

Correct Answer:

Roads

Explanation:

Roads constructed in India prior to the advent of the British rule were not fit for modern transport. The roads that were built primarily served the purposes of mobilising 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.