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Before the colonial government came to India, weavers had enough to sustain their families.

Gomasthas made the weavers' lives easy by providing loans under easy conditions.

Once weavers took loans they were in a debt trap.

To repay loans they started involving their family members in their work.

answer is B.

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The statement that Gomasthas made the life of the Indian weavers easy by providing loans under easy conditions is an incorrect statement. By choosing Gomasthas, the East India Company hoped to develop a system of management and control that would remove rivalry, keep expenses in check, and guarantee reliable supplies of cotton and silk. The Gomasthas were arrogant. They rejected weavers' excuses for the supply delay and provided loans to weavers in order to bind them to the East India Company. The weavers were in a debt trap and had to involve their whole family in labour work. However, their economic condition was better before the colonial government.

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