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Question
Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence:
Charles II leased Mumbai's port to the East India Company because ______.
Options
The king was going to receive more revenue from it.
The East India Company wanted Mumbai's port for the purpose of trade.
The expenditure for the maintenance exceeded the income earned.
Mumbai was too far away for the king to administer
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Solution
Charles II leased Mumbai's port to the East India Company because The expenditure for the maintenance exceeded the income earned.
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