State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · प्रश्न 130

What was the chief economic foundation of the triangular trade between India, China and England?

  1. Silk
  2. Opium
  3. Black pepper
  4. More than one of the above
उत्तर दाखवा आणि स्पष्टीकरण

उत्तर: (B) Opium

स्पष्टीकरण

British India's opium exports to China financed tea purchases for Britain, creating the triangular trade.

  • (A) चूक

    Wrong: silk was a Chinese export, not the base.

  • (B) बरोबर

    Correct: Indian opium sold in China paid for tea exported to England.

  • (C) चूक

    Wrong: not central to this trade.

  • (D) चूक

    Wrong: opium was the foundation.