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Dwarkanath Tagore made his fortune, before turning to industry, in:
AMiddle East
BChina trade
CBurma trade
DEast Africa
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. China trade
1. The British exported opium to China and took tea back.
2. Tagore was a junior player in this China trade.
3. He set up six joint-stock companies.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 4, The Age of Industrialisation._
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