Commercialisation of agriculture was one the economic impacts of the British rule. What were the further implications of the Commercialization of agriculture?
1. The workers on the plantations worked under a lot of hardships.
2. Cultivation of Indigo left the land infertile for some years that made the farmers reluctant to grow it.
3. Peasant revolts occurred due to the commercialization.
4. It further decreased the speed of transfer of ownership of land.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 and 2 only
Incorrect Answer1, 3 and 4 only
Incorrect Answer1, 2 and 3 only
Correct Answer1, 2, 3, and 4
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
The commercialization of agriculture during British rule in India had several implications:
It led to significant hardships for workers on plantations who often faced difficult working conditions and exploitation.
The cultivation of cash crops like indigo could indeed leave the land infertile, making it difficult for farmers to rotate crops effectively, thus causing reluctance among them.
The shift to commercial crops often disrupted the traditional agrarian economy, leading to peasant revolts as farmers resisted changes that threatened their livelihoods.
However, commercialization did not decrease the speed of land transfer; in fact, it often led to increased land alienation and transfer of land from peasants to landlords or new agrarian classes.
Thus, the correct implications are 1, 2, and 3 only.
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By: Parvesh Mehta