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UPSC 2020: Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of
(a)peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of planters
(b)its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions
(c)national leaders' opposition to the cultivation of indigo
(d)Government control over the planters
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions
After German chemists synthesised aniline indigo in the 1890s, cheap synthetic dye flooded world markets, collapsing prices for natural indigo and making the crop unprofitable; this economic shift, more than peasant unrest or political action, caused the rapid decline of indigo cultivation by the early 20th century. ([prepp.in](https://prepp.in/question/indigo-cultivation-in-india-declined-by-the-beginn-6436e892ada0ad06bc4733d0?utm_source=openai))
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