AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
Bengal jute growers grew raw jute processed in factories for export as gunny bags. When the Great Depression hit, global demand collapsed and gunny exports crashed, causing raw jute prices to fall by over 60%. Despite this, the colonial government refused to reduce revenue demands. Peasants who had borrowed money hoping for better prices fell deeper into debt. Trying to earn more, they grew more jute, worsening the glut and pushing prices even lower — trapping them in a cycle of falling income and rising debt.
Source: Chapter 3, Section 3.5 — India and the Great Depression
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The examiner wants a chain/sequence of events: global collapse → export crash → price fall (60%+) → unchanged revenue demands → peasant debt spiral. Include all links. The jute growers' lament in the textbook reinforces the irony that growing more only worsened their situation. Avoid vague statements like "they suffered a lot" — use specific data (60% price crash, colonial revenue demands) to score full marks.