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Change And Development In Industrial Society

Question
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Why coastal cities were favoured by the colonial rules?

Solution

Coastal cities were favoured by the colonial rules because from here primary commodities could be easily exported and manufactured goods could be cheaply imported. 
Coastal cities such as Bombay, Calcutta & Madras were developed by the British in India.This may be mentioned as Mumbai, Kolkatta, Chennai also.