{"id":2610,"date":"2025-05-04T20:44:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T15:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2025-05-04T20:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T15:14:56","slug":"q-the-staple-commodities-of-export-by-the-english-east-india-company-from-bengal-in-the-middle-of-the-18th-century-were","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-the-staple-commodities-of-export-by-the-english-east-india-company-from-bengal-in-the-middle-of-the-18th-century-were","title":{"rendered":"Q. The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sugar, salt, zinc and lead<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(d) Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-6816c8623d7a8\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>During the period\u00a0<strong>1780\u20131860 India changed from an exporter of processed goods paid for in bullion to an exporter of raw materials<\/strong>\u00a0and a buyer of manufactured goods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the\u00a0<strong>1750s fine cotton and silk was exported<\/strong>\u00a0from India to markets in Europe, Asia, and Africa, while by the\u00a0<strong>second quarter of the 19th century, raw materials, which chiefly consisted of raw cotton, opium, and indigo<\/strong>, accounted for most of India\u2019s exports.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Opium<\/strong>\u00a0was a very important staple\u00a0<strong>from Bengal\u00a0<\/strong>that found a ready market in China.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bengal also supplied\u00a0<strong>rice, butter, vegetable oils and saltpetre<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saltpetere\u00a0<\/strong>was another staple of export which was abundantly produced in the\u00a0<strong>Patna district.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cotton<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0silk<\/strong>\u00a0are the other staple commodities of export\u00a0by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 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