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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India and which country opened a new trade route between to establish easy connectivity and to increase trade amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
A
Nepal
B
Bangladesh
C
Bhutan
D
Pakistan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alexander’s invasion opened up trade routes and enabled Indian traders to trade on the Silk Route.

Detailed explanation-2: -Option 1 is correct i.e. Bhutan. India and Bhutan have opened a new trade route between Jaigaon in West Bengal and Pasakha in Bhutan.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian Ocean trade routes connected Southeast Asia, India, Arabia, and East Africa, beginning at least as early as the third century BCE. This vast international web of routes linked all of those areas as well as East Asia (particularly China).

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