Consider the following statements about the industrial sector of colonial India:
(A) The Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was incorporated in 1907.
(B) The iron and steel industries began coming up in the beginning of the twentieth century.
(C) The cotton textile mills, mainly dominated by Indians, were located in Bengal.
(D) The public sector remained confined to the railways, power generation, communications, ports and some departmental undertakings.
(E) The jute mills of Bengal were mainly dominated by Indians.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) The Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was incorporated in 1907. — Correct. TISCO was incorporated in 1907.
(B) The iron and steel industries began coming up in the beginning of the twentieth century. — Correct. Iron and steel came up at the beginning of the twentieth century.
(C) The cotton textile mills, mainly dominated by Indians, were located in Bengal. — Incorrect. The Indian-dominated cotton mills were in the western parts, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Bengal had the jute mills.
(D) The public sector remained confined to the railways, power generation, communications, ports and some departmental undertakings. — Correct. The limited area of the public sector was a drawback of colonial industry.
(E) The jute mills of Bengal were mainly dominated by Indians. — Incorrect. The jute mills of Bengal were dominated by foreigners.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.4 Industrial Sector … Initially, this development was confined to the setting up of cotton and jute textile mills. The cotton textile mills, mainly dominated by Indians, were located in the western parts of the country, namely, Maharashtra and Gujarat, while the jute mills dominated by the foreigners were mainly concentrated in Bengal. Subsequently, the iron and steel industries began coming up in the beginning of the twentieth century. The Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was incorporated in 1907. …” “… Another significant drawback of the new industrial sector was the very limited area of operation of the public sector. This sector remained confined only to the railways, power generation, communications, ports and some other departmental undertakings.” |