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Between 1812 and 1871, the share of raw cotton in India's exports rose from 5 per cent to:

A15 per cent
B55 per cent
C75 per cent
D35 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 35 per cent
1. Manufactured exports fell fast. 2. Raw cotton rose to 35 per cent. 3. Indigo and opium were other big exports. _Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 3, The Making of a Global World._
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