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Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the tax or duty on imports called?
2. Read the following statements, Assertion (A) and reason (R). choose the correct alternatives(A):Indian became an exporter of primary products and an importer of finished consumers and capital goods produced on Britain.(R):Restrictive policies of commodity production, trade and tariff pursued by the colonial govt adversely affected the structure, composition and volume of India's foreign trade.
3. Which one of these is a central problem of an Economy?
4. The first train in India linked .....
5. What was the objective of the Green Revolution in India?
6. When was the first postage stamp released in India?
7. India was a prosperous and wealthy economy prior to the advent of British rule.
8. Which of the following was the main feature of industrial sector on the eve of independence?
9. What was the immediate crisis India faced in the beginning of the 1990s
10. During the time of Indian independence what was IMR?
11. Before the advent of the British rule, India was particularly well known for which of the following industries?
12. Last census operation conducted by British in india
13. The most important infrastructure during the British Rule in India was:
14. Colonialism is a system of political ans social relationship between two countries.
15. Which of the following explains the term economic growth?
16. When was TISCO established in India?
17. India was merely an exporter of which kind of products on the eve of independence
18. Assertion (A):Railways was the most important infrastructure developed during the British period. Reason (R):Railways enabled people to undertake long distance travel. It broke geographical and cultural barriers which promoted national integration.
19. In the history of demographic transition, which year is regarded as the year of great divide?
20. What was the condition of agriculture sector on the eve of independence?
21. Which of the following industry was adversely affected by partition:
22. Stagnant economy is the one which shows little or no growth in income.
23. Land settlement introduced by the colonial government resulted in stagnation in the agricultural sector.
24. DURING BRITISH RULE BOTH BIRTH RATE AND DEATH RATE WERE HIGH. IS THE STATEMENT .....
25. The rate of growth of real output during the first half of the 20th century in our country was .....
26. The sole purpose of the British colonial rule in India was:
27. Which year is described as a "Year of Great Divide" ?
28. Which of the following highlights the backwardness of the agriculture on the eve of independence?
29. What was the life expectancy at birth in India on the eve of Independence?
30. Economic infrastructure includes:
31. Decline of handicrafts industries led to:
32. Landholdings at the time of independence were
33. Assertion (A):The restrictive policies of commodity production, trade and tariff pursued by the Colonial government adversely affected the structure, composition and volume of India's foreign trade.Reason (R):The export surplus generated during colonial period did not result in any flow of gold or silver into India.a) b) c) d)
34. At the time of independence of our country in which industries did we excel?
35. Indian economy at the time of independence was a/an ..... economy.
36. The colonial rule destroyed India's traditional handicraft industry.
37. Assertion:Colonial government levied 0% import duty on British goods imported in India. Reason:Colonial government systematically destroyed Indian handicraft industry.
38. The first census data were collected in ..... during the British rule.
39. Estimation of national income by ..... is considered most significant.
40. Introduction of ..... tariff policy by the Britishers led to the decay of Indian handicraft industries.
41. When was first jute mill industry started in india
42. When did the British East India Company get permission to trade in India?
43. Who is the governor of RBI at present.
44. On the eve of independence Indian economy was heavily dependent upon
45. Which of the following is not a goal of five year plan?
46. RBI doesn't consist of
47. What is another name for service sector
48. ..... mode of production leads to low productivity.
49. What was the main source of livelihood in India before British rule?
50. In which of the following sectors is manufacturing activity included?
51. India's jute industry suffered heavily due to ..... after partition.
52. Which of the following organisation looks after the credit needs of agriculture and rural development in India.
53. Read the following statement-Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose one of the correct alternatives given below Assertion:Some efforts were made by the Colonial Regime to improve infrastructure facilities in India.Reason:The real objective of the British was to subserve various Colonial interests.
54. The economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India were concerned more with the protection and promotion of the economic interests of India.
55. What was the percentage of people living in village and deriving their livelihood from agriculture during British period in India?
56. On the eve of independence Indian economy was considered as
57. When was New Economic Policy introduced in India
58. The rate of growth of per capita output per year in India during the first half of the twentieth century was:
59. At the time of independence, bulk of workforce was engaged in:
60. Which year is known as great division year in the history of demography or population growth of India
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