The commercialization of agriculture benefited only the British and the Indian peasants became ______.

impoverished

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rich

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bankrupt

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none of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A impoverished
While the peasants suffered because of the commercialization of agriculture, the Company and its officials reaped immense benefits. The Indian tribute was transferred to Britain in the form of exports of the commercial crops and India recovered no imports in return. Obviously, such a transfer impoverished India. The benefits of commercialization of agriculture did not reach the Indian cultivators.

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