निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :
- 1.पिछले दशक में भारत-श्रीलंका व्यापार के मूल्य में सतत वृद्धि हुई है ।
- 2.भारत और बांग्लादेश के बीच होने वाले व्यापार में “कपड़े और कपड़े से बनी चीज़ों” का व्यापार प्रमुख है ।
- 3.पिछले पाँच वर्षों में, दक्षिण एशिया में भारत के व्यापार का सबसे बड़ा भागीदार नेपाल रहा है ।
उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/से सही है/हैं ?
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Consider the following statements:
1. The value of Indo-Sri Lanka trade has consistently increased in the last decade.
2. “Textile and textile articles” constitute an important item of trade between India and Bangladesh.
3. In the last five years, Nepal has been the largest trading partner of India in South Asia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only · (b) 2 only · (c) 3 only · (d) 1, 2 and 3
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (b) केवल 2
Only statement 2 is correct: textiles are among the main traded sectors between India and Bangladesh. India-Sri Lanka trade has gone up and down rather than rising every year, and Bangladesh, not Nepal, is India's biggest trading partner in South Asia.
- ✗ 1. Sri Lanka's trade data show total India-Sri Lanka merchandise trade of US$ 4,648 million in 2014, 4,911 in 2015, then a fall to 4,369 in 2016, a rise to 5,218 in 2017 and falls to 5,008 in 2018 and 4,667 in 2019. It did not rise consistently.
- ✓ 2. In a Lok Sabha reply the Government of India listed Textiles first among the most traded sectors between India and Bangladesh; Bangladesh's readymade garment exports to India have also grown since 2011.
- ✗ 3. India's High Commission in Dhaka states that Bangladesh is India's biggest trading partner in South Asia, so Nepal is not the largest.
Remember · Bangladesh is India's biggest trading partner in South Asia. Textiles are a major traded sector with Bangladesh, while India-Sri Lanka trade rises and falls from year to year.
Sources
- High Commission of India, Colombo: India-Sri Lanka Economic and Trade Engagement (bilateral merchandise trade table, US$ million) ↗ “2015 4268 643 4911 -3625 6.6:1 2016 3815 554 4369 -3261 6.9:1 2017 4527 691 5218 -3836 6.6:1 2018 4231 777 5008 -3454 5.4:1 2019 3899 768 4667 -3131 5.1:1”
- PIB, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Lok Sabha reply): Trade with Bangladesh ↗ “The most traded sectors are Textiles, Machinery and Instruments, Transport Equipment, Pharmaceuticals, Fruits and Vegetable, Jute, Metalifers ores & Metal scrap, Electronic Goods, Natural Rubber etc.”
- High Commission of India, Dhaka: Doing Business with Bangladesh (July 2019) ↗ “Bangladesh is India’s biggest trading partner and destination for Indian exports in South Asia.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2020, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·