De-Urbanization in Colonial India Quiz

De-urbanisation is the historical process responsible for the decline of many urban centres.

The main reasons for de-urbanization were the British policy of colonization, lack of interest in economic development, use of India as a cheap source of raw material and labor, and the impact of the industrial revolution.

The British policy of colonization contributed to the decline of traditional urban towns and cities in India by exploiting India as a cheap source of raw material and labor for British industries, flooding Indian markets with machine-made cheaper goods, and causing losses in Indian trade.

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