Question
The first cotton mill in Bombay came up in:
1852
1854
1856
1862
Solution
B.
1854
The first cotton mill in Bombay came up in:
1852
1854
1856
1862
B.
1854
Explain what is meant by proto-industrialisation.
Why did some industrialists in nineteenth century Europe prefer hand labour over machines?
How did the East India Company procure regular supplies of cotton and silk textiles from Indian weavers?
Imagine that you have been asked to write an article for an encyclopaedia on Britain and the history of cotton. Write your piece using information from the entire chapter.
Why did industrial production in India increase during the First World War?
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Which was the first modern industrial nation of the world?
Industrial Revolution referred to
Why could not the merchants expand production within towns in Britain?
The early phase of industrialisation, in which large scale production was carried out for industrial market, not at factories but in decentralised production unit, was referred to as:
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