Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 1 Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 5 (60 MCQs)

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1. Swez canal was opened in:
2. What was the condition of agricultural sector growth of India on the eve of independence
3. What was the nature of indian economy on the eve of independence
4. Which was the last five year plan in India?
5. What was the percentage of population dependent directly or indirectly on agriculture?
6. What is the tax or duty on imports called?
7. Land settlement system was introduced by
8. What was the impact of the Second World War on India's resources?
9. During 1947-48, India's export were estimated at
10. Capital goods industries are those:
11. Which of the following is a cash crop?
12. Mahalanobis Modal was started in ..... Five year plan.
13. When was first official Census conducted in India?
14. Assertion (A):India inherited a well-developed infrastructure from the British.Reason (R):Britishers developed roads and introduced railways in India.
15. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869:
16. Which industry received major setback during colonial rule?
17. ..... recorded an increase in workforce engaged in agriculture sector.
18. Indian handicraft products enjoyed a world wide market based on:
19. What was the state of India's economy and planning in foreign commerce on the eve of Independence?
20. During the time of Indian independence what was IMR?
21. When was cotton mill industry started in India
22. Indian economy at the time of independence was a/an ..... economy.
23. TISCO was set up in which year?
24. "The state of West Bengal witnessed a decline in dependency of workforce on agricultural sector"
25. Which year is described as year of great divide
26. Natural rate of unemployment is consistent with the situation of
27. During the time of Indian independence what was the literacy rate?
28. Which of the following does NOT describe the demographic condition of India during the colonial rule
29. In which year was India's first five year plan launched?
30. Name the industry which was not come up after the Second World War.
31. What was the state of communication, transportation, and energy infrastructure in India?
32. In which year British introduced Railways in India?
33. What was the Discriminatory tariff policy?
34. Which of the following handicraft product of India enjoyed a world wide market before the advent of the British rule?
35. Which industry faced a major setback due to partition
36. What was the life expectancy at birth in India on the eve of Independence?
37. India's economy under the British rule remained fundamentally:
38. 1 The Battel of Plassey was fought in .....
39. What was the percentage of the working population employed in the industrial sector on the eve of Independence?
40. In which state there had been no significant increase in the share of workforce in agriculture during the time of Independence?
41. The foundation of British empire in India was laid by Battle of Plassey fought in
42. DecLine in handicraft industries leads to
43. Which Indian industry received a setback due to country's partition?
44. Life expectancy refers
45. Which of the states able to reduce dependence of the workforce on the agricultural sector during British rule?
46. Life expectancy in Indianduring the colonial period
47. One of the main reason behind infrastructural development by Britishers in India was
48. The first official census of India occurred in the year
49. What was the percentage of people living in villages and deriving their livelihood from agriculture during Britsh period in India?
50. When was the first census data collected during the british India?
51. On the eve of independence, only heavy and basic industries were developed in the Indian economy.
52. Name the Finance Minister of India
53. The motive behind the systematic de-industrialisation during the British rule in India was:
54. India became an exporter of primary products during British Raj. Which among the following products was not exported during those days?
55. Pick the correct year for the given event:TISCO
56. What was the condition of productivity and production in India during British rule?
57. When was telegraph introduce in india
58. The contribution of the new industrial sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded significantly during British rule.
59. Suez canal provides direct trade route between:
60. The growth rate of India's per capita income during the colonial period was approximately: