Which one of the following was a restriction imposed by the British on Indian merchants?

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Indian merchants were allowed only to trade with Europe in manufactured goods.

They were actively involved in the shipping business.

British enhance the chances of competing with the Indian merchants

Indian merchants were forced to export only raw materials cotton, opium, and indigo which Britain demanded.

answer is D.

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A restriction imposed by the British on Indian merchants was that Indian merchants were forced to export only raw materials, cotton, opium, and indigo which Britain demanded. The Britishers’ intention to ultimately damage India’s self-reliant economy was visible in the restrictions they imposed on the Indian merchants during the 19th century. The British government led to the development of a system of management and control that completely trashed the scope of competition. Moreover, this confined the function of the Indian merchants to a specific limitation. The British government did not allow Indian merchants to trade with Europe in manufactured goods. Thus, they were slowly kicked out of the shipping and transport businesses. Indian merchants were mainly allowed only to export raw materials such as cotton, wheat, opium, indigo, etc., which were mostly in demand in Britain.

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