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India on the eve of independence

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which year is described as a "Year of Great Divide"?

a)

1931

b)

1921

c)

1941

d)

1911

2.

More than half of India's foreign trade during the British rule was restricted to:

a)

China

b)

Britain

c)

Korea

d)

Sri Lanka

3.

The main reason for decline in handicraft industry during the colonial rule was:

a)

Lack of raw materials

b)

Lack of Skilled workers

c)

Discriminatory tariff policy

d)

None of the above

4.

The most important infrastructure during the British Rule in India was:

a)

Airways

b)

Railways

c)

Waterways

d)

None of the above

5.

Occupational Structure refers to:

a)

Nature of workforce

b)

Size of workforce

c)

Number of people living in a country

d)

Distribution of workforce among different occupations

6.

Railways was introduced in the year

(a)  

7.

Literacy rate for female was during the British rule was

(a)  

8.

Birth rate during British rule was

(a)  

9.

State the reasons why death rate was high during British rule.( Any 2)

4 lines
10.

First official census was conducted in the year

(a)  

11.

Give reasons for low level of agricultural productivity during colonial rule ( any 2)

4 lines
12.

(a)   industry was adversely affected during partition

13.

The main interest of zamindars was to collect (a)   regardless of the economic condition of the cultivators.

14.

(a)   of agriculture means production of crops for sale in the market rather than for self consumption

15.

Worst affected famine on India was

(a)