Give the negative effects of the British rule in India.
The negative effects of the British rule in India are as follows:
(i) Colonial Exploitation through Trade Malpractices The Britishers exploited India by following the given trade practices:
(a) They collected raw material for British industries from India.
(b) They sold finished goods of British industries in India. To encourage the above trade, no duty was charged on imports from Britain and subsidy was given for exporting raw material to Britain.
(ii) Use of British Capital to Exploit Country's Resources
The Britishers used their capital and entrepreneurial skills to exploits India's natural resources and cheap labour resources. The Britishers invested in mining and plantation industries and paid very low wages to the workers in spite of unsafe working conditions.