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 |
In comparison to 1997 - 1998, how many times the crude and petroleum products have increased in 2010 - 2011 ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Approximately 16.63 times
“How many times” means dividing the later share by the earlier share.
- Crude and petroleum products in 1997 - 1998: 1.01
- Crude and petroleum products in 2010 - 2011: 16.8
- 16.8 ÷ 1.01 = 16.63 (approximately)
So the share of crude and petroleum products in 2010 - 2011 is about 16.63 times its share in 1997 - 1998.
Note: The 2009 - 2010 and 2010 - 2011 columns of this table are from Table 8.2 ‘Composition of India’s Export, 2009-2017’ in the chapter ‘International Trade’ of an earlier edition of the NCERT book (2023-24), India: People and Economy. The columns for 1997 - 1998 and 2003 - 2004 are not in any edition. The latest edition (2026-27) gives the shares for 2015-16, 2016-17, 2020-21 and 2021-22.