Chapter 128. Quiz for Global Viewpoints

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.

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.

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.”

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.”

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 d. Rickards urged the Indians to produce cheap “raw articles calculated for the manufactures of Britain.”

Correct. The answer is d. Rickards urged the Indians to produce cheap “raw articles calculated for the manufactures of Britain.”