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Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 1 Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. What percentage of GDP did agriculture contribute?
2. What percentage of India's national income was accounted for by agricultural practices before 1947?
3. What is the purpose of subsidies in Indian agriculture?
4. Discriminatory tariff policy under by the colonial government did NOT include:
5. Subsistence farming is a form of farming
6. Who among the following took attempts to calculate national income of India on the eve of independence?
7. The colonial rule destroyed India's traditional handicraft industry.
8. When was bengol famine take place
9. Which of the following was the major occupation on the eve of independence?
10. Export surplus during the British rule was used for:
11. Which industry suffered a major setback during the British rule?
12. Goods which were exported during colonial period:
13. Economic infrastructure includes:
14. At the time of independence most of the land was owned by-
15. What was the literacy rate in India around the time of independence?
16. What percentage of the population was employed in agriculture?
17. Who is the governor of RBI at present.
18. What was the British strategy to undermine the Indian handicraft sector?
19. What was the impact of British rule on India's export volume?
20. Infant mortality rate during British period was
21. In which year the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was incorporated in India?
22. What was the female literacy level of India during independence?
23. At the time of independence, bulk of workforce was engaged in:
24. Before 1921, India was in the first stage of demographic transition.
25. When was planning commission set up
26. Under British rule, India became an exporter of
27. India had a dependent economy before the advent of the British rule.
28. The opening of Suez canal served as a direct route for ships operating between:
29. Which of the following was the main feature of industrial sector on the eve of independence?
30. What percentage of the working population was employed in agriculture on the eve of Independence?
31. Which industry received the major setback during the colonial rule
32. What was the Life expectancy of India at the time of independence?
33. Tisco was incorporated in the year
34. ..... refers to annual percentage increase in real national income during that period.
35. What proportion of India's working population was engaged in agriculture before independence?
36. What was the economic growth rate of India during British rule?
37. DURING BRITISH RULE BOTH BIRTH RATE AND DEATH RATE WERE HIGH. IS THE STATEMENT .....
38. Which one of these is a central problem of an Economy?
39. State whether the given statement is true or false. On the eve of Independence, Indian economy was a mixed economy.
40. Which year is called as the year of demographic divide/ or year of great divide?
41. The percentage of people employed in agriculture in 1950-51 was
42. How many industries are reserved for public sector at present
43. Which industry suffered a major setback during British rule in India
44. ..... enjoyed a world wide market based on the reputation of the fine quality of material.
45. At the time of independence, India's economy was mainly:
46. Whose estimate of National Income was considered very significant?
47. Before 1921, India was in the ..... of demographic transition.
48. What sector suffered due to British misrule in India?
49. More than half of India's trade under colonial rule was restricted to:
50. The people who bring all the factors together to create something are practicing
51. Life expectancy during the colonial period was .....
52. Which major industrial development took place before independence?
53. Landholdings at the time of independence were
54. WHICH TYPE OF CROP DID BRITISH ASK FARMER TO GROW?
55. Where was the first iron and steel company established?
56. What was the primary source of income for over 85% of India's population before Independence?
57. Who is the ex-officio chairperson of NITI ayog
58. On the eve of independence Indian economy was heavily dependent upon
59. The economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India were concerned more with the protection and promotion of the economic interests of India.
60. Who made significant estimates about calculating national income I India during the British period?
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