In terms of the cotton-boom from the 1860s onward, the editor of which newspaper asked in 1861, "What can prevent India from supplanting the Slave States (of U.S.A.) as the feeder of Lancashire?".
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Bombay Gazette
The editor of the Bombay Gazette had asked in 1861, “What can prevent India from supplanting the Slave States (of U.S.A.) as the feeder of Lancashire?”