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 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 1 Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. TISCO was set up in which year? A) 1907. B) 1947. C) 1807. D) 1917. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1907. 2. "The state of West Bengal witnessed a decline in dependency of workforce on agricultural sector" A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which year is described as year of great divide A) 1931. B) 1921. C) 1941. D) 1911. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1921. 4. Natural rate of unemployment is consistent with the situation of A) Full employment. B) Underemployment. C) Over employment. D) Structural unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full employment. 5. 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%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less than 16%. 6. Which of the following does NOT describe the demographic condition of India during the colonial rule A) Low life expectancy. B) Low death rate. C) Poor health facilities. D) Low literacy rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low death rate. 7. Which year is described as a "Year of Great Divide" ? A) 1931. B) 1921. C) 1941. D) 1911. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1921. 8. In which year was India's first five year plan launched? A) 1951. B) 1947. C) 1940. D) 1955. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1951. 9. Name the industry which was not come up after the Second World War. A) Sugar. B) Textile. C) Cement. D) Paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Textile. 10. What was the state of communication, transportation, and energy infrastructure in India? A) Highly advanced. B) Moderately developed. C) Underdeveloped. D) Fully modernized. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Underdeveloped. 11. In which year British introduced Railways in India? A) 1848. B) 1850. C) 1851. D) 1860. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1850. 12. What was the Discriminatory tariff policy? A) Tariff free export of finished goods from India and tariff free import of raw material from Britain. B) Tariff free export of raw material from India and tariff free import of finished goods from Britain. C) Both option (A) and (B). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tariff free export of raw material from India and tariff free import of finished goods from Britain. 13. Which of the following handicraft product of India enjoyed a world wide market before the advent of the British rule? A) Cotton and Silk textiles. B) ALL. C) Metal works. D) Precious stone works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ALL. 14. Which industry faced a major setback due to partition A) Wheat. B) Jute. C) Rice. D) Millets. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jute. 15. What was the life expectancy at birth in India on the eve of Independence? A) 44 years. B) 50 years. C) 60 years. D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 44 years. 16. India's economy under the British rule remained fundamentally: A) Agrarian. B) Industrial. C) Developed. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agrarian. 17. 1 The Battel of Plassey was fought in ..... A) 1776. B) 1757. C) 1857. D) 1957. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1757. 18. What was the percentage of the working population employed in the industrial sector on the eve of Independence? A) 10.2%. B) 20.5%. C) 15.3%. D) 5.1%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10.2%. 19. In which state there had been no significant increase in the share of workforce in agriculture during the time of Independence? A) Orissa. B) Rajasthan. C) Punjab. D) Jharkhand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jharkhand. 20. The foundation of British empire in India was laid by Battle of Plassey fought in A) 1757. B) 1857. C) 1763. D) 1747. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1757. 21. DecLine in handicraft industries leads to A) Massive unemployment. B) Import of finished goods. C) Both a n b. D) Neither a nor b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a n b. 22. Which Indian industry received a setback due to country's partition? A) Cotton textile. B) Jute goods. C) Silk textile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jute goods. 23. Life expectancy refers A) Average longevity of life in a country. B) Average birth rate of country in a year. C) Average death rate of a country in a year. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Average longevity of life in a country. 24. Which of the states able to reduce dependence of the workforce on the agricultural sector during British rule? A) Tamil Nadu. B) Orissa. C) Rajasthan. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tamil Nadu. 25. Life expectancy in Indianduring the colonial period A) 44. B) 60. C) 66. D) 50. E) 32. 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