‘Between 1880 and 1920 cultivated area in India rose by 6.7 million hectare.’ Which of the following were two most important reasons for that? i) The British encouraged the production of commercial crops.ii) The British wanted to develop Indian agriculture.iii) The British provided cheap loans to the farmersiv) The British thought that forests were unproductive
Agriculture was responsible for deforestation during the colonial era’. Which of the following is the most appropriate reason for the same?
