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UPSC Prelims 1979 · Agriculture · Farm Money
India earns maximum foreign exchange by the export of which of the following commodities?
- (a) Iron
- (b) Tea
- (c) Jute
- (d) Sugar
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (b) Tea
In the late 1970s tea was among India’s biggest foreign exchange earners.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Iron ore was a big export, but tea earned more then.
(c) Jute earned a lot earlier, but was falling by 1979.
The trap
Jute was the top earner in the 1950s–60s; by 1979 tea led.
🔒 Today: petroleum products, gems & jewellery, electronics, pharma lead exports.
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