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Women gum collectors of Gujarat lost employment due to cheaper gum imported from:

ASudan
BKenya
CBrazil
DEgypt
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Sudan
1. They picked gum from Baval trees. 2. Cheaper gum came from Sudan. 3. Rag pickers also lost work to imported waste paper. _Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 6, Globalisation and Social Change._
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