Natural Rubber (NR) and Synthetic Rubber (SR) are the basic inputs that go into the manufacture of rubber products. Domestic consumption of NR during the 5-year period from 2021-22 to 2025- 26 grew at a steady rate of 10.12% per annum. The consumption pattern between NR and SR changed from 3.64 1 to 4.16 1 in the 5-year period. The domestic production of NR was 3,67 lakh tonnes in 2021-22 and 4.08% of this volume of NR was imported to meet the shortfall in NR consumption. The production of SR was 0.57 lakh tonnes and the rest was imported in 2021-22. The import of NR and SR has increased by 233% and 37.5%, respectively from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The consumption of SR grow by 9.12% from 2024-25 to 2025-26. The production of NR and SR in 2023-24 was 18.2% and -15.4% more than 2021-22 levels. The consumption of (NR+ SR) in 2024-25 was 6.34 lakh tonnes. It is known that total consumption is the sum of production and import.

1.

What was the consumption of SR in 2025-26 (in lakh tonnes) ? (1) 1.35 (3) 1.21

(5) 1.67

(2) 1.46

(4) 1:58

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What was the import of NR in 2023-24 (in lakh tonnes) ? (1) 0.21 (2) 0.29 (3) 0.35

(4) 0.18

(5) 0.09

3. What was the import of SR in 2021-22 (in lakh tonnes) ? (1) 0.41 (2) 0.57 (3) 0.48

(4) 0.52

(5) 0.32

4. What was the production of NR in 2025-26 (in lakh tonnes) ? (1) 5.29 (2) 5:37 (3) 5.03

(4) 5.11

(5) 5.46

5. What was the production of SR in 2023-24 (in lakh tonnes) ? (1) 0.39 (2) 0.57 (3) 0.65

(4) 0.24

(5) 0.48

6. What was the production of SR in 2025-26 (in lakh tonnes) ?

(1) 0,69

(2) 0.59 (3) 0.78

(4) 0.51

(5) 0.43

7. Duty on import of NR is reduced from 25% to 20% over the 5-year period. If the internatio price of NR was Rs. 230 per kg in 2021-22 and increased by 20% in 2025-26, what was increase in import duty in Rs. crores ?

(1) 182.75

(2) 189.75

(3) 185.25

(4) 187.50 (5) 180.25