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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This was a popular nickname for India
A
The Garnet of Good Fortune
B
The Diamond of the Seas
C
The Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What did Britain nickname India and why? The British nicknamed India the brightest “star in the sky, ‘’ because India was the most valuable of all of Britain’s colonies. The British nicknamed India the brightest “jewel in the crown, ‘’ because India was the most valuable of all of Britain’s colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Koh-i-Noor, one of the largest diamonds in the world, which is set in the Crown of Queen Elizabeth, is once again the subject of controversy for the British royal family and its relationship with India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The British Empire was the biggest empire in world history – and there’s a reason why its nickname was the ‘empire on which the sun never sets’.

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