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 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 1 Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How railways affected the structure of Indian economy during British period? A) It gave opportunity to Indian people to get freedom from British rule. B) It helped Indian farmers. C) Fostered commercialisation of Indian agriculture which affected self sufficiency of villages. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fostered commercialisation of Indian agriculture which affected self sufficiency of villages. 2. What do you understand by 'India's drain of wealth'? A) India creates more wealth by selling handicrafts. B) Indians waste wealth on purchase of foreign goods. C) Trade surplus was used for Britain's expenses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trade surplus was used for Britain's expenses. 3. What strategy did the British use to control India's industrial sector? A) Centralization. B) Decentralization. C) Nationalization. D) Privatization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decentralization. 4. The export surplus generated during colonial rule mainly benefited: A) Indian farmers. B) Indian traders. C) British industries. D) Indian textile workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) British industries. 5. During British rule, high mortality rate was due to A) Inadequate public health facilities. B) Occurrence of frequent natural calamities. C) Both (a) and (b). D) Neither (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 6. What was the principal source of occupation during the British rule? A) Agriculture. B) Mining. C) Manufacturing. D) Trade and Commerce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 7. The main reason for stagnation in agriculture during the British rule was: A) Lack of technology. B) Commercialisation of agriculture. C) Land tenure system. D) De-industrialisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land tenure system. 8. Which of the following bodies was engaged in the formulation of five year plans in India? A) Planning commission. B) National development council. C) Finance minister. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planning commission. 9. What was the literacy rate of India at the time of independence? A) 16. B) 7. C) 32. D) 65. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 16. 10. During the British rule; high mortality rate was due to A) Inadequate public health facilities. B) Occurrence of frequent natural calamities. C) Both (a) and (b). D) Neither (a) nor (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 11. What was the impact of British colonial actions on the Indian economy? A) Strengthened it. B) Exploited it. C) Left it unchanged. D) Modernized it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exploited it. 12. Intermediaries between the colonial Government and present work called A) Zamindari. B) Zamindars. C) Ryotwari. D) Mahajans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zamindars. 13. Suaz Canal was opened in A) 1867. B) 1868. C) 1869. D) 1870. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1869. 14. Whose estimates during the Colonial Period were considered very significant? A) VKRV Rao. B) Desai. C) Shirras. D) MK Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) VKRV Rao. 15. On the eve of independence Indian economy was considered as A) Developed economy. B) Developing economy. C) Underdeveloped. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Underdeveloped. 16. What infrastructure did the British build in India to extend their market for industrial goods? A) Highways. B) Railways. C) Airports. D) Ports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Railways. 17. Which one of the following is not a step of planning A) To forecast. B) Valuation of objectives. C) Estalishing objectives. D) Introduction of employees on the job. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introduction of employees on the job. 18. Decline of handicraft industry lead to A) Massive unemployment. B) Sale of finished goods. C) Export of finished goods. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Massive unemployment. 19. Under colonial dispensation the economic policies of the government were concerned with A) Development of handicraft industries. B) Development of the colonised country. C) Promotion of British economic interest. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promotion of British economic interest. 20. Who made the first attempt to estimate India's national income? A) Dadabhai Naroji. B) William Digby. C) V.K.R.V.Rao. D) R.C Desai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dadabhai Naroji. 21. Land ceiling refers to ..... A) Fixing rural land holding at the existing level. B) Fixing qantum of land held by an individual. C) Fixing urban land holding at the existing level. D) Fixing land area for irrigation purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixing qantum of land held by an individual. 22. Which of the following was an exposed item of India on the eve of independence? A) Jute. B) Sugar. C) Indigo. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 23. High value of which of the following indicators reflected social backwardness during the British rule in India? A) Literacy Rate. B) Female literacy. C) Infant Mortality Rate. D) Life Expectancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infant Mortality Rate. 24. Infrastructure refers to A) Elements of economic change. B) Elements of social change. C) Both a and b. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 25. What proportion of work force was employed in the manufacturing sector? A) 20%. B) 15%. C) 10%. D) 25%. 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