By selling which of the items to china, did the British regulary collect money for purchasing tea from China?
A
Opium
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B
Jute
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C
Cotton
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D
Sugarcane
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Solution
The correct option is A Opium The English East India Company used to buy tea and silk from China for sale in England. For buying tea and silk they used to trade opium.