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The main outlet for foreign trade during Akbar's reign was the port of ____________.

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Karachi
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Calcutta
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Surat
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Bombay
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Solution

The correct option is C Surat
In Akbar's reign, the principal outlets for foreign sea trade were ports of Cambay and Surat. The chief exports of Mughal empire during Akbar's reign were textiles, pepper, indigo, opium and other drugs and other miscellaneous goods, while imports from abroad included horses, raw silk, metals, ivory, coral, amber drugs and Chinese goods.

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