What was the negative impact of industrialisation on Indians?

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Loss of market for weavers and local merchants

Cheap goods

Growth of industrial sector

None of the above

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The loss of market for weavers and local merchants was the negative impact of industrialisation on Indians.
Industrialisation was a mixed blessing for India. It provided an opportunity for Indian entrepreneurs to establish new factories and businesses. Industrialisation also opened up opportunities for work in fields other than agriculture. But it also brought misery and problems for industrial workers. The system proved very harmful for weavers. They lost the chance to bargain and had to lease out their lands. They also failed to compete with machine-made clothes. They lost both the international and home markets.

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