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UPSC Prelims 2004 · Agriculture · Farm Money
Assertion (A): India does not export natural rubber. Reason (R): About 97% of India’s demand for natural rubber is met from domestic production.
- (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
- (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- (c) A is true but R is false.
- (d) A is false but R is true.
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Answer: (d) A is false but R is true.
India exported small quantities of natural rubber, so A is false; domestic output met nearly all demand then.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Accepts A.
(b) Accepts A.
(c) Accepts A.
The trap
A near-total domestic supply makes “no exports” feel logical.
🔒 India: ~4th largest natural rubber producer; now imports ~30–40% of needs.