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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: International Trade

Question:

Assertion: The import budget was pushed up around 1973 in Inda.
Reasoning: The energy crisis of 1973 pushed the prices of petroleum, and the import budget was also pushed up.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is correct but Reasoning (R) is incorrect.

Assertion (A) is incorrect but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

After the 1970s, food grain import was discontinued due to the success of the Green revolution but the energy crisis of 1973 pushed the prices of petroleum, and the import budget was also pushed up. Foodgrain import was replaced by fertilisers and petroleum.

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