Indian economy on the eve independence

What is another name for the service sector?
(A) Tertiary
(B) Primary
(C) Secondary
(D) Agriculture

A
B
C
D

What was the life expectancy at birth in India on the eve of Independence?
(A) 44 years
(B) 50 years
(C) 60 years
(D) All of these

A
B
C
D

Question 6.
Which of the following activities is included in the primary sector?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Services
(C) Industries
(D) All of these

A
B
C
D

Where was the first iron and steel company established?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Jamshedpur
(C) Patna
(D) Ranchi

A
B
C
D

What is the tax or duty on imports called?
(A) Tariff
(B) Quota
(C) Export
(D) None of these

A
B
C
D

Which of the following was the major occupation on the eve of independence?
(A) Industry
(B) Services
(C) Agriculture
(D) None of these

A
B
C
D

The country’s growth of aggregate real output was less than ______ during the first half of the twentieth century.

3%
2%
4%
5%

______ were developed by the British raj as a means to enlarge the size of the market for the British goods.

WATERWAYS
RAILWAYS
TELEGRAPH
NONE OF THE ABOVE

The British introduced the railways in India in ________

1882
1890
1879
1881

The ________ sector accounted for 17.2 percent of the working population on the eve of Independence.

PRIMARY
TERTIARY
SECONDARY
NONE OF THE ABOVE

Before 1921, India was in the second stage of demographic transition.

TRUE
FALSE

India was reduced to an importer of primary products.

TRUE
FALSE

What was the nature of the Indian economy on the eve of independence?
(A) Stagnant
(B) Backward
(C) Underdeveloped
(D) All of these

A
B
C
D

In how many sectors is the occupational structure of India is divided?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four

A
B
C
D

Indian economy served as a source of _ for the British industry and a market for its finished goods.

MACHINERY
RAWMATERIAL
VEHICLES
CARS

If Britain was the ruling imperial power, India, was it’s?

(i) Colony
(ii) Territory
(iii) Neighbor
(iv) Superpower

i
ii
iii
iv

 Prior to the establishment of British rule, which of the following was True for the Indian economy: 

a) India had an independent economy and flourishing markets;

b) Livelihood of Indian people was mainly based on agriculture

c) Indian Handicrafts, textile industries and metallic work enjoyed a worldwide market

d) All of the above

a
b
c
d

Name of person who made the most notable attempt to calculate India’s national income during the British rule in India on the eve of independence.

a) A.O Hume

b) Dadabhai Naoroji

c) Surendra Nath Bonnerji

d) Mahatma Gandhi

a
b
c
d

The main reason for stagnation in the agricultural sector during the British rule was?

a) Technological deceleration

b) Problems of irrigation facilities

c) Land Settlement systems

d) De-industrialization

a
b
c
d

De-industrialization was a major setback pertaining to which Indian Industry?

a) Coal

b) Handicrafts

c) Iron and Steel

d) Cotton textiles

a
b
c
d

. Production of large amount of cash crops for the purpose of export, is termed as?

a) Commercialization of Agriculture

b) Commencement of Agriculture

c) Commercialization of Industries

d) The great Indian Diaspora

a
b
c
d

TISCO was established in India in the year?

a) 1917

b) 1817

c) 1907

d) 1807

a
b
c
d

During the period prior to the Independence, which of the following country was India’s largest trading partner?

a) Britain

b) China

c) Brazil

d) America

a
b
c
d

With reference to Industrial sector state the correct combination of statements.

1. British wanted to reduce India to a mere supplier of raw materials

2. India was a market for British finished goods.

3. Improvement was the basis of Indian Economy due to the improvement of Industries

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) All of the above

d) 3 only

a
b
c
d

 State the correct combination between the following columns:

A. a-4, b-5, c-1, d-2, e-3

B. b-3, c-2, d-1, a-4, e-5

C. a-2, b-5, c-1, d-3, e-4

A
B
C

The most predominant sector of the Indian Economy prior to independence was?

a) Agriculture

b) Industry

c) Service sector

d) Trade sector

A
B
C
D

WHO INTRODUCED AVIATION IN INDIA DURING BRITISH PERIOD?
BIRLAS
TATAS
MODIS
NONE OF THE ABOVE

WHICH CANAL SHORTNED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN INDIA AND EUROPE
MUEZ
SUEZ
TUEZ
RUEZ

INDIA USED TO ENJOY WORLDWIDE REPUTATION IN WHICH SECTOR BEFORE ARRIVAL OF BRITISHERS?
AGRICULTURE
HANDICRAFT
MACHINERY
ALL THE ABOVE

DISCRIMINATORY TARIFF POLICY MEANS THAT THE BRITISHERS CHARGED HEAVY TARIFF ON FINISHED GOODS IMPORTED FROM BRITAIN AND LESS ON HANDICRAFT ITEMS EXPORTED FROM INDIA?
YES
NO

THE YEAR OF GREAT DIIVIDE WAS.......
1923
1921
1931
1911

WHICH INDUSTRY DURING BRITISH PERIOD WAS CONCENTRATED IN EAST BENGAL DURING BRITISH PERIOD?
CLOTH
JUTE
MACHINERY
PAPER

THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF BRITISHERS WAS TO MAKE INDIA A.............................
DEVELOPED ECONOMY
FEEDER ECONOMY
WELFARE ECONOMY
SOCIALIST ECONOMY

THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF INTRODUCING RAILWAYS IN INDIA WAS TO ............................
TO FACILITATE THE JOURNEY OF PEOPLEEY
TO BREAK CULTURAL BARRIERS
TO PROCURE MAXIMUM RAW MATERIAL FROM ALL PARTS OF INDIA AND SEND IT TO BRITAIN
NONE OF THE ABOVE

THE ANNUAL RATE OF GROWTH IN REAL PER CAPITA OUTPUT BEFORE INDEPENDENCE WAS LESS THAN.......
.95%
.50%
.60%
NONE OF THE ABOVE

..............................REFERS TO DIVISION OF WORKFORCE AMONG DIFFERENT SECTORS
INFRASTRUCTURE
OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE
MULTILAVEL STRUCTURE
NONE OF THE ABOVE

THE CHARACTERESTICS  OF INDIAN DEMOGRAPHY WERE VERY POOR DURING BRITISH PERIOD DUE TO HIGH DEATH RATE, HIGH BIRTH RATE, HIGH INFANT MORTALITY RATE AND LACK OF ADEQUATE MEDICAL FACILITIES.
TRUE
FALSE

INDIA'S WEALTH WAS ...................BY THE BRITISHERS DURING THEIR REGIME
INCREASED
DRAINED
DESTROYED
DRAINED AND DESTROYED

THERE ARE THREE CHARACTERS IN A STORY---------X,Y AND Z.X IS A VERY POWERFUL MAN AND HE POSSESS LARGE TRACT OF LAND WHICH HE CANNOT LOOK AFTER HIMSELF,SO HE GIVES A PART OF HIS TRACT OF LAND TO Y AT A FIXED RENT WITH AN AGREEMENT THAT Y CAN LET IT OUT FURTHER AT ANY AMOUNT OF RENT. Y LET THE SAME TRACT OF LAND OUT TO Z AT A VERY HIGH RENT. NOW NAME THREE CHARACTERS
X- FARMER,Y-ZAMINDAR AND Z-BRITISH GOVERNMENT
X-BRITISH GOVERNMENT,Y-ZAMINDAR AND Z-THE FARMER
X-BRITISH GOVERNMENT,Y-FARMENR AND X- ZAMINDAR
ALL ARE FARMERS

BRITISH GOODS BROUGHT TO INDIA WERE COSTLIER THAN INDIGENEOUS GOODS PRODUCED BY INDIANS
TRUE
FALSE