Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: International Trade

Question:

Consider the following statements in the context of the period after Industrial Revolution:
1.Non-industrialised nations imported raw materials.
2.Industrialised nations exported finished products.

Options:

Only 1 is true

Only 2 is true

Both are true

Both are false

Correct Answer:

Only 2 is true

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2: Only 2 is true

After the Industrial Revolution the demand for raw materials like grains, meat, wool also expanded, but their monetary value declined in relation to the manufactured goods. The industrialised nations imported primary products as raw materials and exported the value added finished products back to the non-industrialised nations.