Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

India has world-class production in spinning, but the weaving sector is highly decentralised and operates mostly through handlooms and powerlooms that cannot use much of the high-quality yarn produced domestically. As a result, weavers supply low-quality fabric despite having access to superior yarn.

This is a serious problem for the textile industry because it breaks the value chain. India cannot convert its high-quality raw material into high-value finished fabric, which limits export competitiveness, reduces foreign exchange earnings, and prevents the industry from realising its full economic potential in the global market.

Source: Manufacturing Industries, Cotton Textiles section

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• The key textbook line examiners expect: "India has world class production in spinning, but weaving supplies low quality of fabric as it cannot use much of the high quality yarn produced in the country."
• Link the consequence to value chain disruption and export/foreign exchange loss — these are the 3-mark hooks (identify reason + explain problem = 2 points, plus impact = 1 point).
• Don't over-write; about 75 words is ideal here.