Case Based Questions:Read the following paragraph and answer the questions 11-14Before the colonial period, India was exporting manufactured goods in the Europeanand American countries. Under colonial rule India was reduced to a supplier of raw materials like silk, jute, cotton, indigo, wool and sugar etc. and importer of finishedgoods made in the factories of Britain. Additionally, the opening of Suez Canalincreased the control of Britishers over India’s foreign trade. The remaining volume of foreign trade was allowed with a handful of countries like China, Sri Lanka, andIran. India was a large exporter in the colonial period. However, it did not affectcountry’ economy. Commodities like food grains, clothes, kerosene hit the countryhard with its scarcity. Ironically, this export surplus never made its way to India. Itwas used to make payments for an office setup in Britain, war expenses of Englandand import of invisible items. It resulted in the decline in foreign trade of India.Questions: 11. How did the opening of the Suez Canal help the Britishers? *