ब्रिटीशांच्या अर्थनीतीमुळे शेतीवरील ताण कसा वाढला ?
अ. भारतीय कुटिरोद्योगातून लक्षावधी कारागीर बेकार झाले.
ब. शेतीतून आवश्यक तेवढे उत्पादन होत नव्हते.
क. शेतकऱ्यांना शेती करणे परवडत नव्हते.
ड. शेतकऱ्यांना आपल्या कुटुंबाचे पालन पोषण करणे अशक्य झाले.
वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान बरोबर आहे ?

The correct answer is Option C (a only).

Key Points:
• De-industrialization and Pressure on Agriculture:
• British colonial economic policy imposed one-way free trade, flooding Indian markets with cheap machine-made goods from Manchester and Lancashire.
• Heavy import duties on Indian goods in Britain destroyed India's traditional handicrafts, weavers, and village cottage industries.
• Millions of displaced artisans, weavers, and craftsmen lost their livelihood with no alternative modern industrial employment.
• Consequently, these millions of unemployed urban and rural artisans were forced to migrate back to villages and depend solely on land as agricultural labourers and sharecroppers.
• This 'one-way de-industrialization' dramatically increased overcrowding, disguised unemployment, and unbearable population strain on Indian agriculture.
• Key Takeaway: The ruin of Indian cottage industries and artisans under British policies directly forced millions to fall back on agriculture.