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Answer : 4. "Cotton Fabric"
Which of the following items came to be known as 'Calico', which was taken by the Portuguese to Europe from India?
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Which of the following items came to be known as 'Calico', which was taken by the Portuguese to Europe from India?
- 1Muslinfalse
- 2Retail goods (piece goods)false
- 3Spicesfalse
- 4Cotton Fabrictrue
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Answer : 4. "Cotton Fabric"
Explanation :
The cotton textiles which the Portuguese took back to Europe, along with the spices, came to be called "calico" (derived from Calicut), and subsequently calico became the general name for all cotton textiles.