This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > 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 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Introduction of ..... tariff policy by the Britishers led to the decay of Indian handicraft industries. A) Zamindari. B) Modernization. C) Discriminatory. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discriminatory. 2. When was first jute mill industry started in india A) 1881. B) 1855. C) 1890. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1855. 3. When did the British East India Company get permission to trade in India? A) 1618. B) 1757. C) 1907. D) 1615. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1618. 4. Who is the governor of RBI at present. A) Urjit Patel. B) Shakti Kant Das. C) Raghuram Rajan. D) Manmohan Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shakti Kant Das. 5. On the eve of independence Indian economy was heavily dependent upon A) Exports. B) Imports. C) Either A or B. D) Neither a nor b. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imports. 6. Which of the following is not a goal of five year plan? A) Growth. B) Equality. C) Land reforms. D) Modernisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land reforms. 7. RBI doesn't consist of A) Longevity. B) Knowledge. C) Life Expectancy. D) Standard of living. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life Expectancy. 8. What is another name for service sector A) Tertiary. B) Primary. C) Secondary. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tertiary. 9. ..... mode of production leads to low productivity. A) Feudalistic. B) Capitalist. C) Socialist. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feudalistic. 10. What was the main source of livelihood in India before British rule? A) Agriculture. B) Handicraft industries. C) Mining. D) Trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 11. In which of the following sectors is manufacturing activity included? A) Primary. B) Tertiary. C) Secondary. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary. 12. India's jute industry suffered heavily due to ..... after partition. A) Lack of Raw Material. B) Famines. C) Earthquakes. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lack of Raw Material. 13. Which of the following organisation looks after the credit needs of agriculture and rural development in India. A) FCI. B) IDBI. C) NABARD. D) ICAR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NABARD. 14. 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. A) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) 1) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1) A is false but R is true. 15. The economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India were concerned more with the protection and promotion of the economic interests of India. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. What was the percentage of people living in village and deriving their livelihood from agriculture during British period in India? A) 72%. B) 88%. C) 79%. D) 25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 72%. 17. On the eve of independence Indian economy was considered as A) Developed economy. B) Developing economy. C) Underdeveloped. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Underdeveloped. 18. When was New Economic Policy introduced in India A) 1991. B) 1981. C) 1995. D) 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1991. 19. The rate of growth of per capita output per year in India during the first half of the twentieth century was: A) 0.8. B) 1.5. C) 0.5. D) 2.3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.5. 20. At the time of independence, bulk of workforce was engaged in: A) Agriculture. B) Industry. C) Service. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Economy QuizzesIndian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 1Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 2Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 4Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 5Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 6Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 7Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 8Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 9Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books