History: Chapter 7 - Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners
(Q & A)
Q1: During British rule, crafts and industries focussed on which sectors?
Answer:
⑴ Textiles
⑵ Iron and steel
Q2: What was the connection between India and the industrialization of Britain?
Answer: The industrialization of Britain had a close connection with the conquest and colonization of India.
Q3: With start of industrial age in Britain, why were British Industrialists interested in India?
Answer: With the growth of industrial production, British industrialists began to see India as a vast
market for their industrial products, and over the years, manufactured goods from Britain began flooding India.