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Indian economy at the eve of independence

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Among the following estimators whose estimates of per capita income of India during the colonial period was considered very significant:

a)

Dadabhai Naoroji

b)

William Digby

c)

R.C. Desai

d)

V.K.R.V. Rao

2.

Indian economy under British rule was:

a)

Developed economy

b)

Developing economy

c)

Underdeveloped economy

d)

Growing economy

3.

One of the following statements about Indian economy is not true. Identify the false statement.

a)

Indian agriculture was flourishing before the advent of the British

b)

India's foreign trade throughout the colonial period was marked by a large export surplus

c)

India had a sound industrial base under the British

d)

British developed the railway system in India for their own benefits

4.

National Income is:

a)

Sum of Rent paid during an accounting year

b)

Sum of interest earned during an accounting year

c)

Sum of wages paid during an accounting year

d)

Sum of factor income during an accounting year

5.

One of the following was high during British rule over India:

a)

Literacy rate

b)

Female literacy rate

c)

Infant mortality rate

d)

Life expectancy

6.

High birth rate and low Death rate represents__________ stage of demographic transition.

a)

Third

b)

First

c)

Second

d)

First and Second

7.

Which of the following statement id true regarding demographic profile of India during the colonial rule?

a)

Life expectancy was 63 year

b)

Infant mortality rate was around 70 per thousand live birth

c)

Overall literacy rate level was less than 16 percent

d)

Both birth rate and death rate were quite low

8.

During the British rule, high mortality rate due to:

a)

Inadequate public health facilities

b)

Occurrence of frequent natural calamities

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

Neither (a) nor (b)

9.

_______ sector generally takes the output of the primary sector and manufactures ______ goods.

a)

Agriculture, Finished

b)

Secondary, semi- finished

c)

Tertiary, Raw

d)

Industrial, Finished

10.

Intially, the industrial development was confined to the stage of:

a)

Cotton textile mills

b)

Jute textile mills

c)

Cotton and jute textile mills

d)

Capital goods industry