Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Viewpoints 23.1: Indian Cotton Manufacturers

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1. What was the Bengali cotton and silk producers’ chief complaint?

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Correct: The answer is b. Tariffs made Bengali cloth uncompetitive in the British market at the same time that their absence gave British cloth an advantage in the Bengali market.
Incorrect: The answer is b. Tariffs made Bengali cloth uncompetitive in the British market at the same time that their absence gave British cloth an advantage in the Bengali market.
1. What was the Bengali cotton and silk producers’ chief complaint?

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2. According to the Bengali petitioners, why did Bengali manufacturers find it difficult to produce cloth as cheaply as it was produced in Britain?

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Correct: The answer is a. As the petitioners reminded the British officials, “Your Lordships must be aware of the immense advantages the British manufacturers derive from their skill in constructing and using machinery, which enables them to undersell the unscientific manufacturers of Bengal.”
Incorrect: The answer is a. As the petitioners reminded the British officials, “Your Lordships must be aware of the immense advantages the British manufacturers derive from their skill in constructing and using machinery, which enables them to undersell the unscientific manufacturers of Bengal.”
2. According to the Bengali petitioners, why did Bengali manufacturers find it difficult to produce cloth as cheaply as it was produced in Britain?

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3. Which of these best summarizes Robert Rickards’s position on the export of British cotton cloth to India?

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Correct: The answer is c. Rickards acknowledged that British exports would soon dominate the Indian market, but claimed to be unaware of “any injury to the population of India that is likely to result from this state of things.”
Incorrect: The answer is c. Rickards acknowledged that British exports would soon dominate the Indian market, but claimed to be unaware of “any injury to the population of India that is likely to result from this state of things.”
3. Which of these best summarizes Robert Rickards’s position on the export of British cotton cloth to India?

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4. How did Rickards suggest that Indians should respond to the flow of British cloth into India?

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Correct: The answer is d. Rickards urged the Indians to produce cheap “raw articles calculated for the manufactures of Britain.”
Incorrect: The answer is d. Rickards urged the Indians to produce cheap “raw articles calculated for the manufactures of Britain.”
4. How did Rickards suggest that Indians should respond to the flow of British cloth into India?