UPSC Prelims 2002 · General Studies
Question 71: Economy and Social Development
In terms of value, which one of the following commodities accounted for the largest agricultural exports by India during the three-year period from 1997-1998 to 1999-2000?
AnswerThe answer is (b).
The given answer is marine products: over the three years 1997-98 to 1999-2000, frozen shrimp, fish and other seafood were the largest agricultural export by value among the choices, ahead of tea, spices and cereals. Cereals, mainly rice, vary a lot with the year's crop and export policy. Remember seafood, rice, tea, spices, coffee and cashew as the main agricultural exports of that time.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Cereals, mainly rice, vary with crop and policy; the given answer ranks them below marine products.
- (b) Right as given: marine products led agricultural export earnings by value.
- (c) Spices were a smaller line than marine products.
- (d) Tea earned less than marine products, though it was a major export.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2002, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.