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Under British rule, basic infrastructures such as railways, ports, water transport were developed. The real motive behind this is :

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Correct Option: 3

The British developed basic infrastructure like railways, ports and water transport not for Indian welfare but to serve their own colonial interests - to facilitate the movement of raw materials out of India to Britain and finished goods from Britain into India, and to maintain administrative control.

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