Question

by the 1820s the British Raj was losing its opium revenue to a. China b. the USA c. princely state in central India and Rajasthan​

Answer 1

Answer:

China

Explanation:

option a is correct

Opium trade, in Chinese history, the traffic that developed in the 18th and 19th centuries in which Western countries, mostly Great Britain, exported opium grown in India and sold it to China. The British used the profits from the sale of opium to purchase such Chinese luxury goods as porcelain, silk, and tea, which were in great demand in the West.

Answer 2

Answer:

c. Princely states in Central India and Rajasthan

By the 1820s, they realised that opium production in British-Indian territories had declined whereas production in the princely states of central india and Rajasthan had increased