EPFO 2015 English Medium Solved Paper

The American Civil War was a civilwar in the United States from 1861 to 1865,fought between the Northern United States and the Southern United States. In 1820 the total textile import cost only 7 350,000 and there was decline in the export of Indian cotton.However, these costs escalated tremendously until in 1860 textile importsstood at Rs. 19.3 million.
When the American Civil War broke out andcotton supplies from the US were cut off,Britain turned to India, As raw cotton exportsfrom India increased, the price of raw cottonshot up. Weavers in India were starved ofsupplies and forced to buy raw cotton atexorbitant prices.
The growth of the cotton industry wasspurred, and for a small time eclipsed, by thethe cotton boom. Before the American CivilWar, the mills of England imported only 20%of their cotton from India.
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