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AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] straightforward initial-understanding
Why did British cotton manufacturers push for tariffs on Indian cloth imports into Britain? A) To punish India for not buying British goods B) To protect their own domestic industry from cheaper Indian competition C) To raise government revenue for colonial administration D) To encourage Indian weavers to adopt British weaving techniques
  1. A To punish India for not buying British goods
  2. B To protect their own expanding domestic industry from competition
  3. C To raise government revenue for colonial administration
  4. D To encourage India to export raw cotton instead of finished cloth
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:40 · grounding rag
Model Answer

Answer: B — To protect their own expanding domestic industry from competition.

British cotton industrialists pressurised the government to impose import duties on Indian cotton textiles so that Manchester goods could sell in Britain without facing cheaper Indian competition.

Source: Manchester Comes to India, Chapter 4

Explanation

The passage in Section 3.3 clearly states: "industrial groups began worrying about imports from other countries. They pressurised the government to impose import duties on cotton textiles so that Manchester goods could sell in Britain without facing any competition from outside." This directly supports Option B. Options A, C, and D are not mentioned in the source — they are distractors. Always link your MCQ answer to the textbook reasoning, especially if explanation is asked.

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