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UPSC 2020: Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?
(a)Indian handicrafts were ruined.
(b)Machines were introduced in the Indian textile industry in large numbers.
(c)Railway lines were laid in many parts of the country.
(d)Heavy duties were imposed on the imports of British manufactures.
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Indian handicrafts were ruined.
In the first half of the 19th century, cheap machine-made British textiles flooded the Indian market under a one-way free-trade regime, driving traditional handloom and other handicraft industries to collapse; this ‘de-industrialisation’ best captures the Industrial Revolution’s impact on India. Large-scale mechanised mills, railways and protective import duties came later in the mid-to-late 19th century, so the other options do not apply to the period in question. ([dalvoy.com](https://www.dalvoy.com/upsc/previous-years/2020/industrial-revolution-impact-india-handicrafts-textile-railway-duties?utm_source=openai))
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