About what share of the Russian empire's people lived by agriculture around 1900?
A85 per cent
B45 per cent
C25 per cent
D65 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 85 per cent
1. France and Germany were at 40 to 50 per cent.
2. Russia was about 85 per cent.
3. Russia was a major grain exporter.
_Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World I, Chapter 2, Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution._
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