How a series of changes affected the pattern of industrialisation by the first decade of the 20th century ?
(a) The various changes that affected the pattern of industrialisation in India were as given below : During Swadeshi Movement, people boycotted foreign cloth. Industrial groups put pressure on the government to increase tariff protection and grant other concessions. From 1906, Chinese market was flooded with Chinese and Japanese mills’ products. This resulted in decline of export of Indian yarn to China. (b) Results : Indian industrialists shifted from yam to cloth production. Thus, cotton piece-goods production in India doubled between 1900 and 1912.
