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1.

When was the planning commission set up?

a)

1949

b)

1950

c)

1951

d)

1850

2.

Capitalist Economy is controlled and operated by

a)

Private sector

b)

Public sector

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

3.

India adopted the ____________ economic system.

a)

Capitalist

b)

Mixed

c)

Socialist

d)

None of the above

4.

______________economy is the economy in which means of production are owned, controlled and operated by the government.

a)

Mixed

b)

Socialist

c)

Capitalist

d)

None of the above

5.

Which of the following explains the term economic growth?

a)

Increase in per capita production

b)

Increase in per capita real income

c)

Structural change in the economy

d)

All of the above

6.

Which year is known as the"Year of Great Divide"

a)

1921

b)

1951

c)

1981

d)

1991

7.

When was New Economic Policy introduced in India

a)

1991

b)

1981

c)

1995

d)

2000

8.

The opening of Suez canal served as a direct route for ships operating between:

a)

India and America

b)

India and Sri Lanka

c)

India and Pakistan

d)

India and Britain

9.

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

10.

Which of the following industry was adversely affected by partition:

a)

Silk

b)

Jute

c)

Cotton

d)

Nylon

11.

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

a)

Airways

b)

Railways

c)

Waterways

d)

None of the above

12.

Decline of handicrafts industries led to:

a)

Export of finished goods

b)

Massive unemployment

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

None of the above

13.

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.

14.

Railways was introduced in the year

(a)

15.

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

16.

Worst affected famine on India was

(a)

17.

Who among the following took attempts to calculate national income of India on the eve of independence?

a)

Dadabhai Naoroji

b)

VKRV Rao

c)

Findlay Shirras

d)

All of the above

18.

In which year was the first official census conducted?

a)

1881

b)

1882

c)

1883

d)

1884

19.

When was railways introduced in India?

a)

1856

b)

1850

c)

1851

d)

1848

20.

Were there any positive contributions made by the British in India?

a)

Introduction to railways

b)

Commercialization of agriculture

c)

Promoted western culture

d)

All of the above

21.

What was the life expectancy in India during British rule?

a)

65

b)

38

c)

45

d)

32

22.

Introduction of ___________ tariff policy by the Britishers led to the decay of Indian handicraft industries.

a)

Zamindari

b)

Modernization

c)

Discriminatory

d)

None of these

23.

Which of the following was the main features of Indian economy on the eve of independence?

a)

Semi-feudal economy

b)

Urbanized economy

c)

Industrial economy

d)

All of these

24.

Per Capital Income =

a)

$\frac{National\ Income}{Population}$

b)

$\frac{National\ Income\ }{Population}\times100$

c)

$\frac{Gross\ Domestic\ \Pr oduct}{National\ Income}$

d)

$\frac{GDP}{National\ Income}\times100$

25.

Mining as a production activity, belongs to __________ sector of the economy.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

None of these.

26.

On the eve of independence, only heavy and basic industries were developed in the Indian economy.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

None of these

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Total questions: 26

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