Multiple choice general knowledge history

India was one of the richest countries in the world before the British invasion in _ _th century.

  1. 17th

  2. 18th

  3. 19th

  4. 20th
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India's economy accounted for approximately 25% of the world's GDP in the early 17th century (1600s), before British colonial exploitation began in earnest following the Battle of Plassey in 1757. The 17th century is the correct timeframe for India's pre-colonial economic peak.

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