Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonialism and the Countryside

Question:

Before the railway age, the town of Mirzapur was a collection centre for _____ from the Deccan.

Options:

Indigo

Rice

Cotton

Sugarcane

Correct Answer:

Cotton

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Cotton

Before the railway age, the town of Mirzapur was a collection centre for cotton from the Deccan.

Mirzapur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was a significant collection centre for various goods, particularly in the context of trade and commerce. Some of the key goods that were collected and traded in Mirzapur included opium, cotton, agricultural products, etc.