At partition, India's jute industry was hurt because

much of the jute-growing area went to East PakistanCorrect answerYour answerall the jute mills were moved to BritainCorrect answerYour answerthe demand for jute goods fell to zeroCorrect answerYour answerthe government banned the export of jute goods abroadCorrect answerYour answer

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The mills stayed in Indian Bengal, but the fields that grew raw jute were now in East Pakistan (today's Bangladesh).

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At partition, India's jute industry was hurt because

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