State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · வினா 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
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்

விடை: (B) Opium

விளக்கம்

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

  • (A) தவறு

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

  • (B) சரி

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

  • (C) தவறு

    Wrong: not central to this trade.

  • (D) தவறு

    Wrong: opium was the foundation.