Question

Indian handicrafts rapidly declined due to ______.

• A. Lack of patronage
• B. Growing craze for imported goods
• C. Stiff competition from the machine-made goods of England
• D. All the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All the above

Due to Lack of patronage, Growing craze for imported goods, Stiff competition from the machine-made goods of England, Indian handicrafts rapidly declined. Traditional handicraft industries slipped away, from its pre-eminence and its decline started at the turn of the 18th century and proceeded rapidly almost to the beginning of the 19th century.