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

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Correct answer: Cotton, silk, saltpetre, and opium. Ans: D Exp: By the late 17th century and early 18th century, Bengal had begun to emerge as an essential source of supply that the East India Company could purchase for sale in Europe. Goods purchased from Bengal included cotton, cloth, opium, saltpetre, sugar, and silk. The English East India Company had vital commercial interests in trading in Bengal, as nearly 60 percent of the British imports from Asia consisted of goods from Bengal. From the mid-17th century, the British established trading factories at Balasore, Hooghly (1651), Kasimbazar, Patna, and Dacca, marking the expansion of their regular contact with Bengal.

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

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