What is the reason the British Industrialist was not keen to introduce modern machinery in the 19th century?

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The range of products could not be produced only with handlooms.

Cheap labour was available in India.

Setting up machines and industries was very easy. They want adventure.

Handmade products did not symbolise refinement of class.

answer is B.

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In the 19th century, British industrialists were reluctant to bring new machinery to India because Cheap labour was available in India. It was expensive to set up industries and machines. Expendable repairs Machines will eventually need to be replaced or repaired due to malfunction. Importing the necessary parts would have required spending time and money. The inefficiency of the machines Machines did not function as efficiently or productively as their designers and producers stated. The 19th century saw a delayed and underdeveloped development of suitable transportation methods. The delivery of raw materials to the industries would be pretty slow. Transporting the finished product to nearby marketplaces would have taken an equal amount of time.

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