British settlers bought land in Bengal in order to ______________.
introduce cultivation of cash crops in India
cultivate Indigo
settle down in India
promote export business in Bengal
A
introduce cultivation of cash crops in India
B
cultivate Indigo
C
settle down in India
D
promote export business in Bengal
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The correct option is B cultivate Indigo Many whites, therefore, either acquired loans to poor farmers or pressurised them to forsake the farming of food grains and other cash crops for indigo cultivation.
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