alleryWhy did fine saris like Banarasi keep selling steadily even in famines?
AMills copied them quickly
BFamines were not in India
CPoor buyers bought more
DRich buyers kept buying them
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Rich buyers kept buying them
Finer weaves were bought by the well-to-do, so their demand stayed stable even when the poor starved.
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