This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Economy > 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. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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%. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Which year is known as great division year in the history of demography or population growth of India A) 1881. B) 1911. C) 1921. D) 1991. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1921. 11. ..... is the year of divide between the first and the second stage of demographic transition. A) 1881. B) 1891. C) 1911. D) 1921. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1921. 12. When was TISCO incorporated? A) 1909. B) 1908. C) 1907. D) 1906. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1907. 13. Occupational Structure refers to: A) Nature of workforce. B) Size of workforce. C) Number of people living in a country. D) Distribution of workforce among different occupations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Distribution of workforce among different occupations. 14. Which of the following industry was not reserved for the government in industrial policy resolution 1956? A) Iron and steel. B) Transport. C) Atomic energy. D) Railways transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iron and steel. 15. The main reason for decline in handicraft industry during the colonial rule was: A) Lack of raw materials. B) Lack of Skilled workers. C) Discriminatory tariff policy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discriminatory tariff policy. 16. Assertion (A):By introducing Indian railways, British government dug its own grave in India.Reason (R):Indian railways allowed Indians to get help from foreign countries. 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 but 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: C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false. 17. What was the impact of colonial policies on the Indian economy? A) Increased national income. B) Promotion of Indian industries. C) Transformation into a supplier of raw materials. D) Development of infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transformation into a supplier of raw materials. 18. Which was the most important infrastructure developed during the British rule? A) Railways. B) Air transport. C) Water transport. D) Roadways. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Railways. 19. Pick the correct event for the given year:1850 A) Suez Canal. B) TISCO. C) Year of great divide. D) Railways. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Railways. 20. During the time of Indian independence what was the literacy rate? A) Less than 15%. B) Less than 16%. C) Less than 18%. D) Less than 12%. 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