Study the given table carefully and answer the following question:
Composition of India's Export, 2009-2017
(Percentage share in Exports)
|
Commodities |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
|
Agriculture and allied products |
10.0 |
9.9 |
12.6 |
12.3 |
|
Ore and Minerals |
4.9 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
|
Manufactured goods |
67.4 |
68.0 |
72.9 |
73.6 |
|
Crude and petroleum products |
16.2 |
16.8 |
11.9 |
11.7 |
|
Other Commodities |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
The highest difference in percentage between 2010-11 to 2015-16 is associated with which of the following categories?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Manufactured goods
Subtract each share of 2010-11 from its share of 2015-16:
- Agriculture and allied products: 12.6 − 9.9 = 2.7 (a rise)
- Ore and Minerals: 1.6 − 4.0 = −2.4 (a fall of 2.4)
- Manufactured goods: 72.9 − 68.0 = 4.9 (a rise)
- Other Commodities: 1.1 − 1.2 = −0.1 (a fall of 0.1)
The biggest change, 4.9, is in manufactured goods.
Note: This table is Table 8.2 ‘Composition of India’s Export, 2009-2017’ in the chapter ‘International Trade’ of an earlier edition (2023-24) of the NCERT book India: People and Economy. The latest edition (2026-27) keeps the columns for 2015-16 and 2016-17 and adds 2020-21 and 2021-22.