Growers of woad in Europe saw __________ as a crop which would provide competition to their earnings.

Cotton

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Tobacco

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Chilli

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Indigo

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is D Indigo
By the thirteenth century Indian indigo was being used by cloth manufacturers in Italy, France and Britain to dye cloth. However, only small amounts of Indian indigo reached the European market and its price was very high. European cloth manufacturers therefore had to depend on another plant called woad to make violet and blue dyes. Being a plant of the temperate zones, woad was more easily available in Europe. It was grown in northern Italy, southern France and in parts of Germany and Britain. Worried by the competition from indigo, woad producers in Europe pressurised their governments to ban the import of indigo.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Fill in the blanks:

(a) Growers of woad in Europe saw ___________ as a crop which would provide competition to their earnings.

(b) The demand for indigo increased in the late-eighteenth-century Britain because of ____________.

(d) The Champaran movement was against ______________.

Federal agricultural programs aimed at benefiting one group whose livelihood depends on farming often end up harming another such group.

Which of the following statements provides support for the claim above?

I. An effort to help feed-grain producers resulted in higher prices for their crops, but the higher prices decreased the profits of livestock producers.

II. In order to reduce crop surpluses and increase prices, growers of certain crops were paid to leave a portion of their land idle, but the reduction was not achieved because improvements in efficiency resulted in higher production on the land in use.

III.Many farm workers were put out of work when a program meant to raise the price of grain provided grain growers with an incentive to reduce production by giving them surplus grain from government reserves.

Q. In the long run a firm in perfect competition earns _________.

Q. Assertion (A): Europe saw a surge of conservatism after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Reasoning (R): Napoleon, the Emperor of France was a military genius. He annexed major chunks of Europe into the French Empire.

Join BYJU'S Learning Program