This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Economy > History > Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 3 (58 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. India was reduced to an importer of primary products. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. The foundation of british empire in India was laid by Battle of Plassey fought in ..... A) 1757. B) 1857. C) 1775. D) 1756. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1757. 3. The British rule in India concert with ..... revolution in Britain. A) Green. B) Industrial. C) Agricultural. D) Milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrial. 4. The British government introduced the Railways in India in 1853. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 5. Per capita income= A) National income /population X 100. B) National income /population. C) Gross domestic product /national income X 100. D) Gross domestic product /national income. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National income /population. 6. Intermediaries between the colonial Government and present work called A) Ryotwari. B) Mahajans. C) Zamindars. D) Zamindari. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zamindars. 7. India was under British rule which lasted for almost ..... centuries. A) 3. B) 1. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 8. Before 1921, India was in the first stage of demographic transition. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 9. Assertion (A):India inherited a well-developed infrastructure from the British.Reason (R):Britishers developed roads and introduced railways in India. A) A and R both correct. R is correct explanation of A. B) A and R both correct. R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A is false but R is true. 10. ..... enjoyed a world wide market based on the reputation of the fine quality of material. A) Handicraft industries. B) Capital goods. C) Zamindari system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Handicraft industries. 11. Which of the following was an exposed item of India on the eve of independence? A) Jute. B) Sugar. C) Indigo. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 12. When did railways start in India? A) 1881. B) 1850. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1850. 13. What was the nature of the Indian economy on the eve of independence? A) Backward. B) Stagnant. C) Underdeveloped. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. What was the growth rate of per capita income in India on the eve of Independence? A) 0.9. B) 0.5. C) 1.2. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 0.5. 15. Most number of people or majority proportions of population of India was involved in which kind of economic activity on the eve of independence A) Agriculture. B) Manufacturing. C) Services. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 16. Mining as a production activity, belongs to ..... sector of the economy. A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary. 17. Indian economic was a ..... economic on the eve of independence. A) Backward. B) Stagnant. C) Mixed. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 18. What is the great division year A) 1917. B) 1921. C) 1947. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1921. 19. WHICH TYPE OF CROP DID BRITISH ASK FARMER TO GROW? A) COMMERCIAL. B) SELF CONSUMPTION. C) SUBSISTENCE. D) ALL OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) COMMERCIAL. 20. The nature of Indian economy before the advent of the British rule was: A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) Mixed. D) Developing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 21. What is the main characteristic of small scale industries in India? A) Capital intensive. B) Employment friendly. C) Owned by multinational corporations. D) Focused on export market. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Employment friendly. 22. Per capita income refers to: A) Income per head of total population in the country. B) Income per head of total labour force in the country. C) Income per head of total work force in the country. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Income per head of total population in the country. 23. Which is regarded as the defining year to mark the demographic transition from its first to second decisive stage? A) 1926. B) 1921. C) 1925. D) 1922. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1921. 24. ..... is regarded as the 'year of great divide' in the history of demographic transition of India A) 1951. B) 1921. C) 1911. D) 1931. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1921. 25. India's economy under the British rule remained fundamentally: A) Agrarian. B) Industrial. C) Developed. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agrarian. 26. British colonial rule positively affected the structure, composition, and volume of India's foreign trade. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Mahalanobis Modal was started in ..... Five year plan. A) Second. B) First. C) Eleventh. D) Tenth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Second. 28. Which of the following is not a notable estimator of National and Per capita Income during colonial rule? A) Dadabhai Naroji. B) William Digby. C) Findlay Shirras. D) Alfred Marshall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alfred Marshall. 29. Which of the following was the main features of Indian economy on the eve of independence? A) Semi-feudal economy. B) Urbanized economy. C) Industrial economy. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semi-feudal economy. 30. The motive behind the systematic de-industrialisation during the British rule in India was: A) The exploit India's wealth of raw material and primary products. B) To exploit India's as a potential market for the industry products of Britain. C) Both a and b. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 31. Occupational structure refers to the distribution of ..... across primary, secondary and tertiary sector of the economy. A) Working population. B) Labour force. C) Population. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working population. 32. Which of the following handicraft product of India enjoyed a world wide market before the advent of the British rule? A) Cotton and Silk textiles. B) ALL. C) Metal works. D) Precious stone works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ALL. 33. Most studies did find that India's growth of aggregate real output during the first half of the 20th century was less than: A) 3%. B) 0.5%. C) 2%. D) 1%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2%. 34. What is the purpose of subsidies in Indian agriculture? A) To increase the profits of large farmers. B) To promote inequality in the farming sector. C) To provide financial support to small farmers. D) To encourage import of agricultural products. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide financial support to small farmers. 35. Land productivityi refers to: A) Storage. B) Animal husbandry. C) Building construction. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Storage. 36. Before 1921, India was in the second stage of demographic transition. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. What was the condition of agricultural sector growth of India on the eve of independence A) Decreasing. B) Stagnant. C) Increasing. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stagnant. 38. Were there any positive contributions made by the British in India? A) Introduction to railways. B) Commercialization of agriculture. C) Promoted western culture. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 39. When were the railways introduced in India? A) 1769. B) 1850. C) 1825. D) 1875. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1850. 40. The aim of developing postal and telegraph was to enhance the efficiency of British administration. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. How many industries are reserved for public sector at present A) 17. B) 4. C) 3. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 42. Forestry as a production activity belongs to ..... sector of economy. A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) None of theseNone of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary. 43. When was bengol famine take place A) 1943. B) 1881. C) 1947. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1943. 44. Suez canal provides direct trade route between: A) European ports and South Asia ports. B) European ports and East Asia ports. C) European ports and East African ports. D) Both a and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and c. 45. Pick the correct year for the given event:TISCO A) 1908. B) 1909. C) 1906. D) 1907. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1907. 46. Distribution of working population among different sectors of the economy is called: A) Occupational structure. B) Population structure. C) Output structure. D) Gender structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occupational structure. 47. Which of the following was the main source of livelihood before the advent of the British rule? A) Handicrafts. B) Service sector. C) Agriculture. D) Manufacturing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agriculture. 48. Which of the following is a cash crop? A) Rice. B) Wheat. C) Cotton. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotton. 49. When did the British lay their foundation in India through the Battle of Plassey? A) 1757. B) 1947. C) 1869. D) 1617. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1757. 50. Read the following statements-Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose one of the correct alternatives given below:Assertion (A):The construction of railways led to huge economic losses to the Indian economy.Reason (R):It enhanced commercialization of Indian agriculture, which adversely affected the comparative self-sufficiency of the village economies in India. A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A). C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false. D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true. 51. What was the reason of decay of Indian handicrafts in the colonial period A) Competition from man-made machines. B) New pattern of demand. C) British tariff policy. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 52. Whose estimates during the Colonial Period were considered very significant? A) VKRV Rao. B) Desai. C) Shirras. D) MK Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) VKRV Rao. 53. Distribution of working profit among different sector of the economy is called A) Gender structure. B) Occupational structure. C) Population structure. D) Output structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occupational structure. 54. Subsistence farming is a form of farming A) In which crops are produced for sale in the market. B) In which crops are produced to provide for the basic needs of the family. C) In which there is a lack of commercial Outlook. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 55. Tata Airlines, a division of Tata and Sons was established in 1932. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 56. When was telegraph introduce in india A) 1853. B) 1850. C) 1840. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1853. 57. Life expectancy refers A) Average longevity of life in a country. B) Average birth rate of country in a year. C) Average death rate of a country in a year. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Average longevity of life in a country. 58. When was the first basic census conducted? A) 1617. B) 1618. C) 1881. D) 1921. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1881. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesIndian Economy QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesIndian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 1Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 2Indian Economy 1950 1990 QuizNew Economic Policy Of 1991 Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books