Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. During the Mughal period Mysore was the premier centre of silk production and supplied the demands of both European and Indian merchants.
  2. There was no ship-building industry in India during the Mughal period as Europeans supplied ships to the Indians.
  3. During the Mughaf period, saltpetre was exported from India by Dutch and English traders. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 only

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 3 only
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 3 is correct; saltpetre was a major export commodity for the Dutch and English in the Mughal period. Statement 1 is incorrect (Bengal was the premier silk center, not Mysore). Statement 2 is incorrect (India had a robust ship-building industry).

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