SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -It is the most preferred beverage in India 2. It provides employment to 1 million people in the areas where it is grown. 3. It supports the plywood fertiliser and the transport industry.

Detailed explanation-2: -India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. As well as spices, jewels and textiles, India had a huge population. Soldiering was an honourable tradition in India and the British capitalised on this. They regimented India’s manpower as the backbone of their military power.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a valuable commodity that was traded between East and West, tea holds an important place in the history of the British Empire. Since the early 18th century, the East India Company had been making large profits through their monopoly of the tea trade from China.