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The ports of Bombay and Calcutta declined.

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The above statement is false.
The ports of Bombay and Calcutta were prospering. They prospered to the extent that they became industrial hubs and also import and export hubs. People were coming from nearby districts searching for better work and opportunities. Also, as European companies gradually gained power over Indian trade, local merchants started facing losses and exports from Surat and Hooghly ports. Local merchants were losing their business because it was captured by Europeans now. The colonial government imposed such policies and restrictions on the local exporters and importers that they could not do business freely and had to bear the loss price.
The correct statement would be that the ports of Bombay and Calcutta never declined.

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