According to the week 5 lecture, which of the following statements about the English East India Company is false?

Question

According to the week 5 lecture, which of the following statements about the English East India Company is  false?

Answer

On the whole, the
EIC played a constructive role in India’s development.

Answer

The EIC used taxes it
collected from Bengal to pay for Bengali products for export.

Answer

The
EIC smuggled large quantities of opium into China to pay for tea.

Answer

The deaths of 3-10
million people in the Bengal famine of 1770 was partly due to the EIC’s
stockpiling of grain during a drought.

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