Study the given Table carefully and answer the following question :
Composition of India's Export, 1997 - 2011
(Percentage share in Exports)
|
Commodities |
1997 - 1998 |
2003 - 2004 |
2009 - 2010 |
2010 - 2011 |
|
Agriculture and allied products |
18.93 |
11.8 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
|
Ore and Minerals |
3.03 |
3.71 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
|
Manufactured goods |
75.83 |
75.96 |
67.4 |
68.0 |
|
Crude and petroleum products |
1.01 |
5.59 |
16.2 |
16.8 |
|
Other commodities |
1.2 |
2.94 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
The export of which of the following commodities shows the sharpest increase from 1997 - 1998 to 2009 - 2010 ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Crude and Petroleum products
Compare each share in 1997 - 1998 with its share in 2009 - 2010:
- Agriculture and allied products: 18.93 → 10.0 (a fall of 8.93)
- Crude and petroleum products: 1.01 → 16.2 (a rise of 15.19)
- Other commodities: 1.2 → 1.5 (a rise of 0.3)
- Ore and minerals: 3.03 → 4.9 (a rise of 1.87)
Crude and petroleum products show by far the sharpest increase. Their share became about 16 times larger.