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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 94

Even before East India Company consolidated power, India was exporting fine textiles made of:

  1. Only cotton

  2. only silk

  3. only nylon

  4. cotton and silk

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Answer: (D) cotton and silk

Explanation

Long before the East India Company gained power, India was famous worldwide for fine cotton textiles (such as Dhaka muslin and calicoes) and silk fabrics, which were exported to Asia, Africa and Europe.