UPSC Prelims 2020 · GS Paper I
Question 64: Economy and Social Development
Consider the following statements :
- 1.The value of Indo-Sri Lanka trade has consistently increased in the last decade.
- 2.“Textile and textile articles” constitute an important item of trade between India and Bangladesh.
- 3.In the last five years, Nepal has been the largest trading partner of India in South Asia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).
Bangladesh, not Nepal, has been India's largest trading partner in South Asia in recent years, so statement 3 fails. India-Sri Lanka trade has gone up and down over the decade, not increased consistently, so statement 1 fails. Textiles and textile articles are an important item in India-Bangladesh trade, so statement 2 holds.
- 1. Indo-Sri Lanka trade has fluctuated; it has not consistently increased.
- 2. Textiles and textile articles are an important item of India-Bangladesh trade.
- 3. Bangladesh is India's largest partner in South Asia.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (a) and (d) go: each of them includes 1.
What you needed to know: Indo-Sri Lanka trade has fluctuated; it has not consistently increased.
- Then, if you were sure statement 2 is correct, (c) goes: it leaves 2 out.
What you needed to know: Textiles and textile articles are an important item of India-Bangladesh trade.
Only (b) is left. You didn’t need statement 3.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong: statement 1 is false.
- (b) Right: statement 2 only.
- (c) Wrong: Bangladesh, not Nepal, is the largest partner.
- (d) Wrong: statements 1 and 3 are false.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.