1.Why was there deurbanisation in colonial India?
a. The British forcibly made Indians move out of
the cities to prevent overcrowding.
b. The economic policies of the British destroyed
the Indian textile industry, forcing the workers
to move from the cities back to the villages.
c. Mahatma Gandhi encouraged the Indians to
leave the cities and go back to their villages.
d.None of the above
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Answer:
The establishment of colonial rule in India saw the decay of several traditional urban centres and the growth of new ones. As old cities like Dhaka declined, people moved back to rural areas. With machine-made British goods flooding the market, the artisans who lost their jobs went back to their villages.