Q- Why did the British increase land for cultivation in India?
Answer- The main reason behind the British increase land for cultivation in India are as follows:
1. After British came in India they decided to export raw material from India to Industries and factories of Britain.
2. They ordered farmers to plant mainly commercial crops.
3. To increase the production of commercial crops in India British ordered farmers to clean forests and start cultivating commercial crops in that land.
4. This increased the land under cultivation in India and one more reason for this was that the British believed that forest was a waste land.