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What happened to India's share in the export of cotton textiles during the nineteenth century?

(A) It increased continuously
(B) It declined significantly
(C) It remained exactly the same
(D) It became 100%

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

India's share in cotton textile exports declined as British manufactured textiles increasingly dominated markets.

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Question (32)

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Which factor contributed significantly to the decline of Indian cotton textile exports?

(A) Competition from British machine-made textiles
(B) Complete disappearance of cotton in India
(C) Lack of Indian cotton farmers
(D) End of all international trade

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

British machine-made cotton textiles were cheaper and competed strongly with Indian hand-produced textiles.

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Question (33)

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If India's share of raw cotton exports increased from 5% to 25%, by how many percentage points did it increase?

(A) 10 percentage points
(B) 15 percentage points
(C) 20 percentage points
(D) 30 percentage points

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Increase = 25% − 5% = 20 percentage points.

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Question (34)

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Which development increased India's role as an exporter of raw cotton?

(A) Increased demand for cotton as an industrial raw material
(B) Complete closure of world markets
(C) Decline of textile production everywhere
(D) End of British industrialisation

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Industrial demand, particularly from textile manufacturing, increased the demand for raw cotton.

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Question (35)

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What is meant by multilateral settlement in international trade?

(A) Payments are settled through a system involving several countries
(B) A country trades with only one country
(C) Countries stop using money
(D) All trade is conducted without exchange

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Multilateral settlement allows payments arising from trade among several countries to be settled through an interconnected system.

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Question (36)

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Approximately how many people were killed or injured during the First World War?

(A) 5 million
(B) 15 million
(C) 30 million
(D) 50 million

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

The First World War caused enormous loss of life, with about 15 million people killed or injured.

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Question (37)

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How did the First World War change the financial position of the United States?

(A) It became a major creditor to other countries
(B) It became completely dependent on European loans
(C) It stopped industrial production
(D) It lost all overseas investments

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

The United States emerged as an important creditor because European countries borrowed heavily from it during and after the war.

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Question (38)

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If one out of every five British workers was unemployed, what percentage of workers did this represent?

(A) 10%
(B) 15%
(C) 20%
(D) 25%

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

1 out of 5 = 1/5 × 100 = 20%.

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Question (39)

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How did a glut of wheat affect wheat prices during the Great Depression?

(A) Prices increased sharply
(B) Prices fell significantly
(C) Prices remained unchanged everywhere
(D) Wheat became unavailable

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Excess supply of wheat contributed to a sharp fall in agricultural prices.

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Question (40)

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If the production of cars increased from 10 million to 20 million, by what percentage did production increase?

(A) 50%
(B) 75%
(C) 100%
(D) 200%

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Increase = 10 million. Percentage increase = (10 ÷ 10) × 100 = 100%.

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What happened to India's share in the export of cotton textiles during the nineteenth century?

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Which factor contributed significantly to the decline of Indian cotton textile exports?

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If India's share of raw cotton exports increased from 5% to 25%, by how many percentage points did it increase?

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Which development increased India's role as an exporter of raw cotton?

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What is meant by multilateral settlement in international trade?

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Approximately how many people were killed or injured during the First World War?

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How did the First World War change the financial position of the United States?

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If one out of every five British workers was unemployed, what percentage of workers did this represent?

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How did a glut of wheat affect wheat prices during the Great Depression?

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If the production of cars increased from 10 million to 20 million, by what percentage did production increase?

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