Question 2 - Match the following - Chapter 4 Class 10 History - The Age of Industrialization - History

Match the following:

(a) A - 1 B - 4 C - 2 D - 3

(b) A - 2 B- 3 C - 1 D - 4

(c) A- 1 B - 2 C- 3 D- 4

(d)  A- 3 B- 2 C- 4 D - 1

Answer:

So,  the correct answer is (a) - A - 1 B - 4 C - 2 D - 3

Explanation: 

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• Supply merchants linked the port towns to the inland regions. - There was a network of merchants who were responsible for connecting the inland regions of India to the port towns . These merchants would give advances to weavers, procure the woven cloth from weaving villages, and carry the supply to the ports. At the port, the big shippers and export merchants had brokers who negotiated the price and bought goods from the supply merchants operating inland.

• The European companies gradually gained power and secured monopoly rights to trade- The increasing influence and control exerted by European trading companies, such as the East India Company, over trade in India. As these European companies expanded their presence and influence in India. T his process of gaining power and monopoly rights had significant implications for the existing Indian merchants and traders. It limited their ability to engage in external trade, as they were increasingly barred from trading with Europe in manufactured goods.

• The American Civil War resulted in the reduction of cotton exports from India .- highlights the impact of the American Civil War on the cotton trade between India and Europe. During the American Civil War (1861-1865), the supply of cotton from the southern states of the United States, a major global supplier, was severely disrupted.

• The introduction of the fly shuttle enabled handloom workers to improve their productivity.- technological advancement in weaving that had a positive impact on the productivity of handloom workers.

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