Multiple choice general knowledge culture

India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century.

  1. True

  2. False

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Explanation

India accounted for about 23-27% of world GDP in the early 17th century before British colonialism. The British East India Company arrived in early 1600s but major economic extraction began after 1757.