Previous Year Question
Which of the following countries accounts for about two thirds of earning of its total export from rice trade?
A.
Japan
B.
Thailand
C.
Myanmar
D.
Indonesia
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has historically had an economy in which rice cultivation and rice exports were extremely important.
In particular, the Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady) Delta has been a major rice-producing region of Myanmar. Fertile deltaic soil, adequate rainfall and extensive level land encouraged large-scale paddy cultivation in this region.
Historical economic data recorded a very large contribution of rice to Burma's export earnings. In the years following the Second World War, income from rice accounted for about 75–80% of the country's total export income.