economics in india pre and post 1857

Question 1

who had significant economic presence in india pre 1857?

Answer 1

the east india company

Question 2

what did the east india company mostly trade?

Answer 2

cotton,salt and opium

Question 3

how many tea plantation were there in pre-1857?

Answer 3

one in 1851

Question 4

how much industrialisation was do in indian pre 1857?

Answer 4

minimal

Question 5

what did majority of the population pre 1857 work in?

Answer 5

subsistence farming

Question 6

what is subsistence farming?

Answer 6

growing crops for personal use, not for sale

Question 7

what were there increased investment in post 1857?

Answer 7

infrastructure and economic developments

Question 8

what were there continued growth in? examples?

Answer 8

lucrative markets like cotton and salt

Question 9

what type of plantation saw a rapid growth?

Answer 9

tea plantations

Question 10

how many tea plantation were there post 1857 and by when?

Answer 10

295 by 1871

Question 11

how many percent of british cotton exports went to indian post 1857?

Answer 11

40%

Question 12

what kind of farming were most indian still living in post 1857? and by when?

Answer 12

1877 most were still in subsistence farming

Question 13

what were there creation of which helped industry? post 1857?

Answer 13

railways, telegraph, roads and ports