Answer:
(i)
The Western merchants could buy tea only by paying in silver coins or bullion.
(ii) It meant outflows of treasure from England, as it would deplete the wealth
of the nation.
(iii) The merchants therefore looked for ways to stop this
loss of silver.
(iv) They searched for a commodity they could sell in
China, something they could persuade the Chinese to buy. So, opium was one such
commodity.
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