Ruling the Countryside — Social Studies STD 8 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social StudiesRuling the Countryside4 Marks
Question
How did the artisans in Bengal face a deep crisis?
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Answer
The British administration was just like a sponge which absorbs everything from the banks of upper Ganga and then squeezed into the bank of River Thames.
The British exploited our country in such a way that the backbone of our economy i.e. agriculture and industry was spoiled completely.
Soon it was clear that the Bengal economy was facing a deep crisis as the British become its Diwani.
Artisans were deserting village since they were being forced to sell their goods to the company at low prices.
Artisan production was in decline, and agricultural cultivation showed signs of collapse. Then in 1770 a terrible famine killed ten million people in Bengal. About one third of the population was wiped out.
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