IED: Ch 1 Quizz 2

In the history of demographic transition, which year is regarded as the year of the great

divide?

• 1916

• 1921

• 1922

• 1923

When were the railways Introduced in India?

• 1769

• 1825

• 1850

• 1875

The first census data was collected during British rule.

• 1891

• 1881

• 1950

• 1850

At the time of independence, most of the land was owned by ________

• Farmer

• Zamindars

• Labour

• All of these

What was the life expectancy in India during the British rule?

• 65

• 38

• 32

• 44

Who made significant estimates about calculating national income in India during the

British period?

V.K.R.V. Rao

(b) Dadabhai Naoroji

(c) Findlay Shirras

(d) William Digby

• V. K. R. V. Rao

• Dadabhai Naoroji

• Findlay Shirras

• William Digby

_______ of agriculture increased the burden of revenue on farmers.

The distribution of the working population in different sectors of the economy offers a

glimpse of ______ structure.

What was the impact of British policies on the Indian Handicraft Industries?

Why Britishers created Suze Canal?