This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Economy > History > Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The first official census of India occurred in the year A) 1921. B) 1821. C) 1881. D) 1871. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1881. 2. On the eve of independence, only heavy and basic industries were developed in the Indian economy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. On the eve of independence, the proportion of population was engaged in industrial sector was: A) Approx. 10%. B) Approx. 20%. C) Approx. 15%. D) Approx. 26%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Approx. 10%. 4. Suez canal was opened for transport in ..... A) 1850. B) 1853. C) 1869. D) 1901. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1869. 5. The opening of the Suez canal served as a direct route for ships operating between ..... A) India and America. B) India and Sri lanka. C) India and Britain. D) India and Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India and Britain. 6. What is another name for the service sector? A) Primary sector. B) Tertiary sector. C) Secondary sector. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tertiary sector. 7. On the eve of independence Indian economy was a: A) Feudal economy. B) Semi feudal economy. C) Mixed economy. D) Both b and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both b and c. 8. Which industry received the major set back during the the colonial rule? A) Cement. B) Handicraft. C) Paper. D) Iron and steel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Handicraft. 9. The secondary sector accounted for only 10.1 percent of the working population on the eve of independence. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Elements of infrastructural change during the British rule included: A) Railways. B) Roads. C) Post and telegraphs. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 11. At the time of independence India's import included: A) Silk clothes. B) Woolen clothes. C) Cotton clothes. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 12. The contribution of the new industrial sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded significantly during British rule. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. ..... recorded an increase in workforce engaged in agriculture sector. A) Rajasthan. B) Punjab. C) Kerala. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 14. When was cotton mill industry started in India A) 1947. B) 1854. C) 1881. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1854. 15. Back ward economy is the one which shows: A) High growth in income. B) Low level of productivity. C) Slow growth in income. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (b). 16. What was the nature of indian economy on the eve of independence A) Stagnant. B) Backward. C) Underdeveloped. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 17. The main reason for stagnation in agriculture sector during British rule was: A) Land settlement system. B) De-industrialisation. C) Lack of technology. D) Commercialization of agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land settlement system. 18. Which of the following activities is included in the primary sector? A) Agriculture. B) Industries. C) Service. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 19. India adopted the ..... economic system. A) Capitalist. B) Mixed. C) Socialist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mixed. 20. Assertion (A):During the colonial rule, the British built roads to create good infrastructure in the countryReason (R):The main motive of building of roads by the British in India was to mobilise the army 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. ← 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 3Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 4Indian 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