This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 1 Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 1 Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following statements is not true about the Indian economy during the British rule? A) Slow growth of agricultural and industrial sector. B) The area of operation of public sector was very limited. C) Drain of India's wealth despite export surplus. D) During the colonial period, The service sector accounted for the largest share of workforce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) During the colonial period, The service sector accounted for the largest share of workforce. 2. On the eve of independence, India demographic profile showed: A) High birth rate. B) High death rate. C) High infant mortality. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 3. ..... economy is the economy in which means of production are owned, controlled and operated by the government. A) Mixed. B) Socialist. C) Capitalist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socialist. 4. When was NITI AYOG formed A) 2019. B) 2018. C) 2017. D) 2016. E) 2015. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) 2015. 5. Decay of handicraft was caused by A) British tariff policy. B) Competition from man made product. C) New pattern of deemand. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 6. During the first half of twentieth century, growth of per capita output was: A) 0.5%. B) 2%. C) 1.3%. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0.5%. 7. At the time of independence India's import included: A) Silk clothes. B) Woolen clothes. C) Cotton clothes. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 8. What was the infant mortality rate of India at the time of independence? A) 63. B) 208. C) 218. D) 263. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 218. 9. What is meant by commercialisation of agriculture A) Production of crop for self-consumption. B) Production of crop for sale in the market. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Production of crop for sale in the market. 10. The most important infrastucture develped by the British rulers in Indian economy was A) Inland water transport. B) Roads. C) Overseas shipping. D) Railways. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Railways. 11. At the time of independence of our country in which industries did we excel? A) Handicrafts. B) Precious stone work. C) Cotton. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Tick mark the correct statement A) Britain had monoply control over India's foreign trade during colonial period. B) India was exporter of consumer goods during the British rule in India. C) Adequate efforts were made by the colonial regime to improve infastructure facilities in India. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Britain had monoply control over India's foreign trade during colonial period. 13. 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. 14. Why were roads constructed by the Britishers? A) To develop Indian villages. B) To send raw material from countryside to nearest railway station or port. C) To help Indian workers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To send raw material from countryside to nearest railway station or port. 15. In 1947, the growth rate of per capita income in India was approximately: A) 2%. B) 1.5%. C) 0.5%. D) 2.5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.5%. 16. On the eve of independence, India was net exporter of A) Primary products. B) Industrial products. C) Capital goods. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary products. 17. The first aviation industry in colonial India was set up in: A) 1930. B) 1931. C) 1932. D) 1933. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1932. 18. The secondary sector accounted for only 10.1 percent of the working population on the eve of independence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Trade and Commerical Policy during British Rule was designed to serve the A) Indian Interest. B) British Interest. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) British Interest. 20. British rule introduced railways in India in the year A) 1849. B) 1850. C) 18 51. D) 1852. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1850. 21. GATT stands for A) Genral Agreement on Trade and Tariff. B) Government Association for Trade and Tariff. C) General Agreement on terms of Trade. D) Government Agreement on terms of Trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genral Agreement on Trade and Tariff. 22. 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. 23. The sole purpose of the British colonial rule in India was: A) To increase production of capital goods. B) To increase handicraft business. C) To increase the country's supply of finished consumer goods. D) To reduce the country to being a raw material supplier for Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To reduce the country to being a raw material supplier for Britain. 24. The percentage of national income originating in agriculture in 1950-51 was A) 18.5. B) 17.1. C) 53.1. D) 72.3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 53.1. 25. The main reason for stagnation in agriculture sector due to British rule was A) Land settlement system. B) De industrialisation. C) Lack of technology. D) Citation of agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land settlement system. 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