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Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] straightforward thorough-understanding
[mcq] Britain grew opium in India and exported it to China. Which of the following best explains Britain's primary purpose in doing so? (A) To introduce a new cash crop to Indian farmers and improve their incomes (B) To earn silver from China and use it to finance Britain's trade deficit with Asia (C) To reduce opium consumption within Britain by exporting surplus stocks (D) To establish diplomatic trade relations with the Qing dynasty (Answer: B)
  1. A To discourage Chinese merchants from trading directly with India
  2. B To earn money that could finance Britain's imports of tea and other goods from China
  3. C To reduce India's trade surplus with China and stabilise exchange rates
  4. D To replace indigo as India's main export commodity
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 15:00 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(B) To earn money that could finance Britain's imports of tea and other goods from China.

Britain exported opium from India to China to earn silver/money, which was then used to pay for tea and other Chinese goods imported into England.

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Explanation

The passage states that "the British in India began exporting opium to China and took tea from China to England." This implies the opium trade generated the funds needed to buy Chinese tea. Option B correctly captures this trade-finance purpose. The other options introduce ideas (Indian farmer incomes, trade surplus correction, replacing indigo) not supported by the source passage.

Previous-year CBSE Grade 10 board exam questions, organised by subject and chapter, each with a model answer — free to read and print.