Revision summary
Official key is (b) 2 only. Textiles matter in India–Sri Lanka trade. The last decade did not show a monotonic rise in trade value, and the petroleum-supplier claim is not the keyed companion.
Model answer
Introduction
(a) 1 and 2 only. Indo–Sri Lanka trade value did not rise every year of the decade.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. Textiles matter in India–Sri Lanka trade. The last decade did not show a monotonic rise in trade value, and the petroleum-supplier claim is not the keyed companion.
Body
- B
2 only. Textiles are an important line in the bilateral basket. The ‘always-up’ trade-value claim fails; India-as-principal-petroleum-supplier is not keyed with it.
- C
3 only. Not the official single limb.
- D
All three. Statement 1 (and 3 as keyed) fail.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. Textiles matter in India–Sri Lanka trade. The last decade did not show a monotonic rise in trade value, and the petroleum-supplier claim is not the keyed companion.
Conclusion
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. Textiles matter in India–Sri Lanka trade. The last decade did not show a monotonic rise in trade value, and the petroleum-supplier claim is not the keyed companion.
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