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Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the

Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the

(a)

increase in the export of Indian handicrafts

(b)

growth in the number of Indian owned factories

(c)

commercialization of Indian agriculture

(d)

rapid increase in the urban population

Answer:

(c)

Core Books/NCERT

Explanation

Option C: A major impact of British rule was the dictated growth of commercial crops like tea and indigo to fulfil the needs of European markets. Option D: Colonial rule negatively affected Indian industries and handicrafts, hence Indian owned factories and handicrafts were on decline. Consequently there were new cities coming up called the presidency towns along with de-urbanization phenomenon (machalipatnam lost its importance). There was no rapid increase in urban population.