State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · ప్రశ్న 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
సమాధానం చూపించు & వివరణ

సమాధానం: (B) Opium

వివరణ

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

  • (A) తప్పు

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

  • (B) సరైనది

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

  • (C) తప్పు

    Wrong: not central to this trade.

  • (D) తప్పు

    Wrong: opium was the foundation.