Question

Explain with reason " after the 18th century , power looms came into use. Our traditional industries suffered a setback during the colonial period"

Answer 1

Dear Student,
After the 18th century power-looms came into use. Our traditional industries suffered a setback during the colonial period because they could not compete with the mill-made cloth from England. The powerlooms could finish a piece of work very quickly whereas handlooms took 4-5 days to finish the same work. Handloom industries employed a lot of labourers whereas power looms deployed more machines. Hence, the cost of production was very high in handloom industries as compared to power looms. Also, the products from power looms are cheaper than the product from a handloom. Hence, our traditional industries suffered a setback during the colonial period after the advent of power looms.

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