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 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 1 Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Colonialism is a system of political ans social relationship between two countries. A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 2. Pick the correct event for the given year:1932 A) Tata Airlines. B) First census of India. C) Battle of Plassey. D) TISCO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tata Airlines. 3. Which year is described as the "Year of Great Divide" ? A) 1881. B) 1911. C) 1921. D) 1931. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1921. 4. What was the role of the public sector in industrial development in India? A) Providing capital for private entrepreneurs. B) Promoting foreign investment. C) Controlling all industries. D) Undertaking capital investment through public sector undertakings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Undertaking capital investment through public sector undertakings. 5. When was TISCO incorporated? A) 1909. B) 1908. C) 1907. D) 1906. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1907. 6. Name the economist whose estimates on GDP and per capita income during the British rule we're considered very significant. A) William Digby. B) Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao. C) Dadabhai Naroji. D) Findlay Shirras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao. 7. The indian economy on the eve of independence was A) Developed. B) Underdeveloped. C) Stagnant. D) Both (b) and (c). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (b) and (c). 8. Capitalist Economy is controlled and operated by A) Private sector. B) Public sector. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Private sector. 9. Were there any positive contributions made by the British in India? A) Introduction to railways. B) Commercialization of agriculture. C) Promoted western culture. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Occupational Structure refers to: A) Distribution of working force among different occupations. B) Nature of different occupations. C) Size and composition of workforce in a country. D) Number of people living in a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distribution of working force among different occupations. 11. Which famous economist gave significant data for National Income and Per Capita Income in 1931-32 A) Findlay Shirras. B) VKRV Rao. C) RC Desai. D) William Digby. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) VKRV Rao. 12. Which country had a monopoly over India's foreign trade during the colonial period? A) France. B) Portugal. C) Britain. D) Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Britain. 13. Madras Presidency did not include which of the following states? A) Tamil Nadu. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Odisha. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Odisha. 14. Which of the following economist estimated per capita income during colonial period: A) Dada Bhai Naoroji. B) Findley Shirras. C) William Digby. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Which of the following was not a cause of agricultural stagnation in India before independence? A) Zamindari system. B) Use of modern technology. C) Commercialisation of agriculture. D) Partition of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use of modern technology. 16. After which five year plan, there were three annual plans? A) 2nd. B) 3rd. C) 4th. D) 5th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3rd. 17. What was the main source of livelihood in India before British rule? A) Agriculture. B) Handicraft industries. C) Mining. D) Trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 18. Jute industries were located in: A) Gujarat. B) Bengal. C) Rajasthan. D) Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bengal. 19. Occupational structure refers to the distribution of ..... across primary, secondary and tertiary sector of the economy. A) Working population. B) Labour force. C) Population. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working population. 20. The share of workforce in Agriculture is ..... Manufacturing Industries ..... and Service Sector is ..... A) 60-65 %, 10%, 25-30%. B) 75-80 %, 10%, 10-15%. C) 70-75 %, 10%, 15-20%. D) 65-70 %, 10%, 20-25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 70-75 %, 10%, 15-20%. 21. TISCO was incorporated in: A) 1986. B) 1970. C) 1989. D) 1907. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1907. 22. 4 Modern Postal system in India started in ..... A) 1837. B) 1876. C) 1890. D) 1897. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1837. 23. Decline of handicraft industry led to: A) Massive unemployment. B) Import of finished goods. C) Both of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the above. 24. When was Navratna Policy announced A) 1992. B) 1991. C) 1995. D) 1996. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1996. 25. Most studies did find that India's growth of aggregate real output during the first half of the 20th century was less than: A) 2%. B) 1%. C) 0.5%. D) 3%. 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