The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
ARaw cotton, oil-seeds and opium
BSugar, salt, zinc and lead
CCopper, silver, gold, spices and tea
DCotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea
UPSC CSE Prelims 2018 (GS-I, Set C), Q.68. Official answer key: C.
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