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 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 1 Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is another name for the service sector? A) Primary sector. B) Tertiary sector. C) Secondary sector. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tertiary sector. 2. Gender bias in the society on the eve of independence was indicated by A) Mortality rate. B) Literacy rate. C) Death rate. D) Life expectancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literacy rate. 3. Example of secondary data is A) Newspaper. B) Field enquiry. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Newspaper. 4. WHAT IS DEMOGRAPHY? A) RELATED TO AGRICULTURE. B) RELATED TO INDUSTRY. C) RELATED TO SCIENCE. D) RELATED TO POPULATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RELATED TO POPULATION. 5. First population census of India was conducted in A) 1921. B) 1901. C) 1907. D) 1881. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1881. 6. What was the life expectancy in India during British rule? A) 65. B) 38. C) 32. D) 44. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 44. 7. 3 British rule introduced railways in India ..... A) 1867. B) 1850. C) 1970. D) 1876. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1850. 8. Distribution of working population among different sectors of the economy is called: A) Occupational structure. B) Output structure. C) Population structure. D) Gender structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occupational structure. 9. Goods which were exported during the colonial period: A) Agriculture. B) Silk. C) Cotton. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 10. Per capita income= A) National income /population. B) National income /population X 100. C) Gross domestic product /national income. D) Gross domestic product /national income X 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National income /population. 11. In which states cotton textile mills started by Indians? A) Bengal and Bihar. B) Gujarat and Rajasthan. C) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. D) Maharashtra and Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maharashtra and Gujarat. 12. Opening the swiss canal in ..... significantly reduced cost of transportation of goods between Britain and India. A) 1889. B) 1869. C) 1885. D) 1865. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1869. 13. Which was the most important infrastructure developed during the British rule? A) Railways. B) Air transport. C) Water transport. D) Roadways. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Railways. 14. What was the rate of growth of real output in our country during the first half of 20th century? A) Less than 1%. B) Less than 2%. C) Less than 4%. D) Less than 3%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less than 1%. 15. An economy in which means of production are in a manner such that social welfare is maximized is called A) Mixed economy. B) Socialist economy. C) Capitalist economy. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socialist economy. 16. On the eve of independence workforce in the industrial sector was A) 20%. B) 10%. C) 15%. D) 25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10%. 17. Industrial revolution first started in: A) France. B) Germany. C) England. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) England. 18. When was planning commission established? A) 1947. B) 1948. C) 1949. D) 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1950. 19. On the eve of Independence, Indian economy was: A) Stagnant and backward. B) Developed. C) Self-reliant. D) Capitalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stagnant and backward. 20. The British government introduced the Railways in India in 1853. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 21. Which of the following does not show the condition of Indian agriculture on the eve of independence? A) Low level of production and productivity. B) Small and fragmented landholdings. C) Forced commercialisation of agriculture. D) Use of modern technology in agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use of modern technology in agriculture. 22. What was the country's per capita output during the first half of the twentieth century? A) 2. B) 1.5. C) 0.5. D) 2.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.5. 23. The first census data were collected in ..... during the British rule. A) 1881. B) 1891. C) 1911. D) 1921. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1881. 24. Mortality rate uis one of the indicators of ..... of an economy. A) Occupational structure. B) Unemployment. C) Demographic profile. D) Foreign trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Demographic profile. 25. India was merely an exporter of which kind of products on the eve of independence A) Agricultural products. B) Capital goods. C) Primary sector products. D) None of these. 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