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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
How did the Company utilize the revenues from Bengal?
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Solution
The revenue from Bengal was used to cover as salaries of officials and to finance the trading activities of the company. Raw materials for England’s growing industries were bought with the revenues collected from Bengal.
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