SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Which valuable resource did India possess which made it the “Crown Jewel of the British Empire.”?
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Silk
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Gold
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Cotton
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Tin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -India’s cotton was of exceptional quality and its value increased from 40 million rupees to 60 million rupees in 20 years. Thus, the British considered India to be its “Jewel in the Crown” because of its location, resources and population, out of which they could earn huge amounts of revenue.
Detailed explanation-2: -When the British Empire was at its largest in the mid-19th century, India was considered the “jewel in the crown” of the empire. Part of the diamond’s importance to the English is as a symbol of that “crown."
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