How the development of cotton industries in Britain affected textile producers in India in the colonial period? Very high duties were imposed on Indian textiles imported into Britain. English-made cotton textiles ousted Indian goods from their traditional markets in Africa, America, and Europe. An export promotion obligation was imposed on domestic cotton textiles in India which increased imports at the expense of exports. Select the correct answer using the codes below

How the development of cotton industries in Britain affected textile producers in India in the colonial period? Very high duties were imposed on Indian textiles imported into Britain. English-made cotton textiles ousted Indian goods from their traditional markets in Africa, America, and Europe. An export promotion obligation was imposed on domestic cotton textiles in India which increased imports at the expense of exports. Select the correct answer using the codes below Correct Answer 1 and 2 only

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e 1 and 2.

• Exporting textiles to England also became increasingly difficult since very high duties were imposed on Indian textiles imported into Britain. So, 1 is correct.
• After the development of British textile industries, Indian textiles had to compete with British textiles in the European and American markets. British slowly displaced traditional Indian markets. So, 2 is correct.
• No such export promotion obligations were put. They would have actually hurt British interests. So, 3 is incorrect.
• By the beginning of the nineteenth century, thousands of weavers in India were now thrown out of employment. Bengal weavers were the worst hit.
• English and European companies stopped buying Indian goods and their agents no longer gave out loans and advances.