Multiple choice

The Charter Act removed the Company's monopoly on Indian trade, with the exception of what?

  1. Tea with China

  2. China with China

  3. Cotton with China

  4. Opium with China

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Explanation

The Charter Act of 1813 ended the East India Company's commercial monopoly in India, opening up trade to other British merchants. However, the Company was allowed to retain its highly lucrative monopoly on the tea trade and all trade with China.