The Age of Industrialisation

Explain Any Three Problems Faced by Indian Cotton Weavers by the Turn of the Nineteenth Century.

The three problems faced by the Indian cotton weavers: Their export market collapsed and the local market shrunk. Indian market flooded with Manchester imports. Thus the Indian weavers could not compete with the mill-made products as they were much cheaper and also they were not getting supply of good quality raw cotton.

How Did Many Indian Entrepreneurs Survive Despite Tight Economic Controls Imposed by the British Government?

Many Indian entrepreneurs survived despite tight economic controls imposed by the British government due to the following reasons: The Indian entrepreneurs did not want to compete with the Manchester goods therefore they produced cotton yarn rather than fabric which was either used by the Indian handloom weavers or exported to China. During the Swadeshi Movement…

Mention Any Three Restrictions Imposed by the British Government on the Indian Merchants in 19th Century.

The three restrictions imposed by the British government upon the Indian merchants in 19th century were: 1. After establishing political power in Bengal and Carnatic and the monopoly right to trade, Britain developed systems to control and eliminate the competition. 2. The Company took the direct control over the weavers through gomastha who were paid…

“Historians Now Have to Increasingly Recognize That the Typical Worker in the Mid-nineteenth Century Was Not a Machine Operator but the Traditional Craftsperson and Labourer.” Analyse the Statement.

The new industries were not able to displace the traditional industries. This can be proved with the fact that till the end of the 19th century less than 20% of the workforce were engaged in the technologically advanced industries and a large portion of the output was produced within the domestic units. Food processing, building,…

Describe the Lifestyle of the British Workers in the Nineteenth Century.

Due to the news of job opportunities in the city large number of people migrated from the countryside. This created a situation of abundance of labour in the market. Getting a job was dependent on the networks of friendship and kin relations in factories. But not all had such connections and that’s why they had…

Explain the Role Played by the Advertisements in Creating New Consumers for the British Products.

Advertisement is used since from the beginning to attract the buyers because it helps in making the product appear desirable and necessary. The Manchester industrialists also put labels (Made in Manchester) on the bundles of the cloth for the following purposes — to make the place of manufacture and the name of the company known…

Explain the Impact of the First World War on Indian Industries.

Effects of the First World War on the Indian Industries – Indian mills regained the domestic market as the British mills were busy with the war- needs production and also the Manchester imports declined in India, due to the prolonged war. Indian factories got an opportunity to produce for the war needs, many new factories…

“By the First Decade of the Twentieth Century a Series of Changes Affected the Pattern of Industrialisation in India.” Support the Statement With Examples.

During the Swadeshi Movement the people boycotted the foreign clothes, and the Indian industrial groups organized themselves and pressurized the government to increase tariff protection and for granting other concessions. Again the Indian industrialists shifted from the yarn production to cloth production because the Indian yarn export declined in China as the Chineseand Japanese mills…

Explain Any Five Ways by Which New Markets and Consumers Were Created in India by British Manufacturers.

The five ways by which new markets and consumers were created in India by British manufacturers were: 1. The Manchester industrialists put labels (Made in Manchester) on the bundles of the cloth for the following purposes – to make the place of manufacture and the name of the company known to buyers, for a mark…