This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Economy > History > Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Land productivityi refers to: A) Storage. B) Animal husbandry. C) Building construction. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Storage. 2. Before 1921, India was in the second stage of demographic transition. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. When were the railways introduced in India? A) 1769. B) 1825. C) 1850. D) 1875. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1850. 6. 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. 7. How many industries are reserved for public sector at present A) 4. B) 17. C) 6. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 8. 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. 9. When was bengol famine take place A) 1943. B) 1881. C) 1947. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1943. 10. 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. 11. Pick the correct year for the given event:TISCO A) 1908. B) 1907. C) 1909. D) 1906. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1907. 12. Distribution of working population among different sectors of the economy is called: A) Occupational structure. B) Output structure. C) Population structure. D) Gender structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occupational structure. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. When did the British lay their foundation in India through the Battle of Plassey? A) 1617. B) 1947. C) 1869. D) 1757. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1757. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. When was railways introduced in India? A) 1856. B) 1850. C) 1851. D) 1848. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1850. 19. 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. 20. Distribution of working profit among different sector of the economy is called A) Occupational structure. B) Output structure. C) Population structure. D) Gender structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occupational structure. ← 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 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books