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Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of planters” option2=”its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions” option3=”national leaders’ opposition to the cultivation of indigo” option4=”Government control over the planters” correct=”option2″]<\/p>\n

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\nThe primary reason for the decline of indigo cultivation in India by the beginning of the 20th century was the invention and mass production of synthetic indigo dye in Germany in the late 19th century (especially from the 1890s onwards). This synthetic dye was cheaper to produce and of more consistent quality than natural indigo.
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\nThe advent of synthetic dyes made natural indigo cultivation economically unviable in the world market, leading to its decline.
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\nPeasant resistance (A), such as the Indigo Revolt of 1859-60, did highlight the exploitative nature of indigo cultivation and led to some reforms, but it did not eliminate cultivation entirely; it continued under modified conditions. National leaders’ opposition (C), particularly Gandhi’s Champaran Satyagraha (1917), addressed the grievances of indigo cultivators but occurred later than the *beginning* of the decline caused by synthetic dyes. Government control (D) aimed at regulating the system rather than ending cultivation. The fundamental economic factor of unprofitability due to synthetic substitutes was the decisive cause for the decline by the early 1900s.
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Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of [amp_mcq option1=”peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of planters” option2=”its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions” option3=”national leaders’ opposition to the cultivation of indigo” option4=”Government control over the planters” correct=”option2″] This question was previously asked in UPSC IAS … <\/p>\n

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