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Cotton piece-goods were 33 per cent of India's exports in 1811-12. By 1850-51 the share was no more than:
A3 per cent
B13 per cent
C23 per cent
D30 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 3 per cent
1. Textile exports from India went into long decline.
2. The share fell to 3 per cent.
3. Manchester goods were flooding India.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 4, The Age of Industrialisation._
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