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 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 1 Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Opening of Suez Canal was in the year ..... A) 1850. B) 1969. C) 1869. D) 1853. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1869. 2. What was the country's growth of aggregate real output during the first half of the twentieth century? A) 2. B) 1.5. C) 0.5. D) 2.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 3. What was the immediate crisis India faced in the beginning of the 1990s A) Inflation. B) Debt Trap. C) Foreign exchange crisis. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreign exchange crisis. 4. In which year was the first official census conducted? A) 1881. B) 1882. C) 1883. D) 1884. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1881. 5. Sometimes, foreign travellers also used to refer to it as malmal shahi or malmal khas implying that it was worn by, or fit for, the royalty. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 6. More than half of India's foreign trade during the British rule was restricted to: A) China. B) Britain. C) Korea. D) Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Britain. 7. ..... were developed to enhance administrative efficiency. A) Ports. B) Post and telegraphs. C) Roads. D) Railways. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Post and telegraphs. 8. What was the condition of India's foreign trade before 1947? A) Net exporter of primary goods and importer of finished goods. B) Monopoly control of foreign trade by Britain. C) Surplus trade but only to the benefit of British. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 9. What was a significant consequence of industrial backwardness in India? A) Increased exports. B) Reliance on imports. C) Technological advancement. D) Urbanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reliance on imports. 10. The export surplus generated during the British rule was used: A) To meet administrative expenses of the British government. B) To meet expenses on war fought by the British government. C) To import invisible items. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. The rate of growth of real output during the first half of the 20th century in our country was ..... A) Less than 1%. B) Less than 2%. C) Less than 3%. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less than 2%. 12. Which sector of the Indian economy was well known for its cotton and silk textiles, metal and precious stone works? A) Agriculture. B) Handicraft industries. C) Mining. D) Trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Handicraft industries. 13. Which of the following was the main features of Indian economy on the eve of independence? A) Semi-feudal economy. B) Urbanized economy. C) Industrial economy. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semi-feudal economy. 14. Indian economy on the eve of Independence was A) Underdeveloped. B) Deviloping. C) Stagnant. D) Semi feudal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underdeveloped. 15. "Infant mortality rate refers to the number of children dying before reaching five years of age per 1000 live births" A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. British rulers tried to ..... Indian handicrafts. A) Increase. B) Destroy. C) Develop. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Destroy. 17. Assertion:Colonial government levied 0% import duty on British goods imported in India. Reason:Colonial government systematically destroyed Indian handicraft industry. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false.D-A is false but R is true. D) Both A and R are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 18. Mortality rate is one of the indicators of ..... of an economy A) Occupational structure. B) Unemployment. C) Foreign trade. D) Demographic profile. E) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Demographic profile. 19. More than half of India's foreign trade was restricted to A) China. B) Britain. C) Korea. D) Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Britain. 20. When was New Economic Policy introduced in India A) 1991. B) 1981. C) 1995. D) 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1991. 21. ..... mode of production leads to low productivity. A) Feudalistic. B) Capitalist. C) Socialist. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feudalistic. 22. Which industry was adversely affected due to partition A) Silk. B) Cotton. C) Jute. D) Nylon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jute. 23. 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. 24. The opening a Swez Canal served as a direct route for ships opened between: A) India and America. B) India and Shri Lanka. C) India and Pakistan. D) India and Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India and Britain. 25. 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. 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