Answer:
(i) When the British conquered Bengal they made a determined effort to produce opium in the lands under their control. (ii) As the market for opium expanded in China larger volumes of opium flowed out of Bengal ports. (iii) Before 1767 no more than 500 chests of tea were being exported from India. (iv) Within four years the quantity tripled. (v) A hundred years later in 1870 the government was exporting about 50,000 chests annually.
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