This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Economy > History > Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. What is the great division year A) 1917. B) 1921. C) 1947. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1921. 5. 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. 6. The nature of Indian economy before the advent of the British rule was: A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) Developing. D) Mixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 7. What is the main characteristic of small scale industries in India? A) Capital intensive. B) Employment friendly. C) Focused on export market. D) Owned by multinational corporations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Employment friendly. 8. 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. 9. Which is regarded as the defining year to mark the demographic transition from its first to second decisive stage? A) 1922. B) 1925. C) 1926. D) 1921. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1921. 10. ..... is regarded as the 'year of great divide' in the history of demographic transition of India A) 1911. B) 1921. C) 1931. D) 1951. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1921. 11. India's economy under the British rule remained fundamentally: A) Agrarian. B) Industrial. C) Developed. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agrarian. 12. 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. 13. Mahalanobis Modal was started in ..... Five year plan. A) First. B) Second. C) Tenth. D) Eleventh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. Most studies did find that India's growth of aggregate real output during the first half of the 20th century was less than: A) 2%. B) 1%. C) 0.5%. D) 3%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2%. 20. 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. 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