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The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were

The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were(2018)

a) Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium

b) Sugar, salt, zinc and lead

c) Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea

d) Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium

Answer: D

East India Company ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China, where the main items of trade were cotton, silk, tea, opium, and saltpetre


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