Assertion (A): After the reforms, India has kept its quota restrictions on exports of textiles and clothing.
Reason (R): The USA has not removed its quota restriction on the import of textiles from India and China.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) is false but (R) is true.
Assertion (A): After the reforms, India has kept its quota restrictions on exports of textiles and clothing. — False. India has removed all quota restrictions on exports of textiles and clothing.
Reason (R): The USA has not removed its quota restriction on the import of textiles from India and China. — True. The USA still keeps its quota on textile imports from India and China. This is one of the high non-tariff barriers that block India’s access to developed countries’ markets.
NCERT (2026-27): “Reforms in Industry: … Moreover, a developing country like India still does not have the access to developed countries’ markets because of high non-tariff barriers. For example, although all quota restrictions on exports of textiles and clothing have been removed in India, USA has not removed their quota restriction on import of textiles from India and China.” |