UPSC Prelims · 2018 · GS Paper I · Q8
The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
- (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
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Answer: (D) Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- British Land Revenue & Economic Impact
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