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Correct Answer: Option (A) — absence of heavy industries
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedColonial India suffered from a deliberate absence of heavy, basic capital goods industries (such as metallurgical, machine tools, and heavy engineering). The British aimed to keep India as a supplier of raw materials and a consumer market for British manufactured goods, preventing the foundation for self-sustaining industrial development.
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