Question

Ram says that initially the East India Company struggled to get a regular supply of goods to export. Rahul says that the East India Company had to compete with other traders to secure a steady supply of woven cloth. Who do you think is right?

• A. Ram is right.
• B. Rahul is right.
• C. Both are right.
• D. Both are wrong.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both are right.

Before establishing itself as a political power in Bengal and the Carnatic in the 1760s and 1770s, the East India Company struggled to get a regular supply of goods to export. They had to compete with other countries- the French, the Portuguese, the Dutch and Indian traders to secure a steady supply of woven cloth.