With reference to the economy during the British rule in India, consider the following statements:
1. The English East India Company came to India in the search of raw materials to feed industries in England.
2. The latter half of the nineteenth century witnessed the commercialization of Indian agriculture.
3. As a reaction to the economic policies of the British, the 'economic drain' theory was put forward for the first time by Jawaharlal Nehru in his book Discovery of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1
2 only
2
1 and 3 only
3
1, 2 and 3
4
1 and 2 only