WorksheetsTEST-1 CH-1 INDIAN ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF INDEPENDENCE.
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
The rate of growth of real output during the first half of the 20th century in our country was ____________.
Less than 1%
Less than 2%
Less than 3%
Both (a) and (b)
What was the percentage of people living in village and deriving their livelihood from agriculture during British period in India?
72%
88%
79%
25%
What was the life expectancy in India during British rule?
65
38
45
32
When was the first postage stamp released in India?
1830
1840
1847
1852
When were the railways introduced in India?
1769
1825
1850
1875
Which was the most important infrastructure developed during the British rule?
Railways
Air transport
Water transport
Roadways.
Introduction of ___________ tariff policy by the Britishers led to the decay of Indian handicraft industries.
Zamindari
Modernization
Discriminatory
None of these
Industries which produce machines and equipment's to help in further production of goods is called (a) industries.
The first census data were collected in __________ during the British rule.
1881
1891
1911
1921
_______________ is the year of divide between the first and the second stage of demographic transition.
1881
1891
1911
1921
The overall literacy level during the British rule was less than (a) .
Which of the following was the main features of Indian economy on the eve of independence?
Semi-feudal economy
Urbanized economy
Industrial economy
All of these
On the eve of independence, the proportion of population was engaged in industrial sector was:
approx. 10%
approx. 20%
approx. 15%
approx. 26%
Back ward economy is the one which shows:
high growth in income.
low level of productivity.
slow growth in income.
both (a) and (b)
Per Capital Income =
PopulationNational Income
PopulationNational Income ×100
National IncomeGross Domestic Product
National IncomeGDP×100
Economic infrastructure includes:
communication
banking
power
all of these.
Distribution of working population among different sectors of the economy is called:
occupational structure
output structure
population structure
gender structure.
Indian economy at the time of independence was a/an _________ economy.
Industrial
agricultural
only (a) and not (b)
both (a) and (b)
Mining as a production activity, belongs to __________ sector of the economy.
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
None of these.
On the eve of independence, only heavy and basic industries were developed in the Indian economy.
True
False
None of these
