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:

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(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)

Explanation:

Staples of Bengal’s export in the 18th century

Opium, a major export commodity from Bengal, found a ready market in China.
Apart from opium, Bengal also supplied rice, butter, vegetable oils, and saltpetre.
Saltpetre, abundantly produced in the Patna district, was another staple export.
Cotton and silk were also among the staple commodities exported by the English East India Company from Bengal in the mid-18th century.

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

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