שאלה | Question: What was the British Government of India’s budget assumption that was based on exporting opium to China?

Question: What was the British Government of India’s budget assumption that was based on exporting opium to China?

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		A) One tenth of the budget
		B) More than one tenth and 15%
		C) More than about one sixth of the budget
		D) More than 30%

Explanation: In the lecture/reading on the imperial opium regime, opium exports (especially to China) are described as a key, “reliable source of revenue” that the Government of India was reluctant to disrupt—on the order of around a sixth of finances. (Lecture/Reading: Ashley Wright, Not Just a “Place for the Smoking of Opium”)