UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2018
Question 12 of 61Indian History
The staple commodities of export by the English East Indian 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, saltpeter and opium
Correct Answer
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Explanation
56 words hidden ... of its role in gunpowder manufacture. Opium too became a significant commodity in the expanding circuits of Company ... 55 words hidden