Under colonial rule, India mainly imported

raw cotton and raw jute grown in BritainCorrect answerYour answerindigo and sugar from China and JapanCorrect answerYour answerfood grains and cattle feed from PersiaCorrect answerYour answerfinished consumer goods and light machineryCorrect answerYour answer

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Cotton, silk and woollen clothes and light machinery came from British factories.

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Under colonial rule, India mainly imported

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