The adverse effect of decline in the consumption of cement in 1979 in comparison to 1978, is likely to be more in

Solution

Reduction in per capita consumption in :

(A) : USSR = $$\frac{(483-388)}{483}\times100\approx20\%$$

(B) : Italy = $$\frac{(656-582)}{656}\times100\approx10\%$$

(C) : France = $$\frac{(506-447)}{506}\times100\approx10\%$$

(D) : India = $$\frac{(32-25)}{32}\times100\approx21\%$$ [MAX]

=> Ans - (D)

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