WorksheetsIndian economy on the eve of independence
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 27mins
The opening of Suez canal served as a direct route for ships operating between:
India and America
India and Sri Lanka
India and Pakistan
India and Britain
Which year is described as a "Year of Great Divide"?
1931
1921
1941
1911
More than half of India's foreign trade during the British rule was restricted to:
China
Britain
Korea
Sri Lanka
India's jute industry suffered heavily due to __________ after partition.
Lack of Raw Material
Famines
Earthquakes
None of these
The main reason for decline in handicraft industry during the colonial rule was:
Lack of raw materials
Lack of Skilled workers
Discriminatory tariff policy
None of the above
The most important infrastructure during the British Rule in India was:
Airways
Railways
Waterways
None of the above
The rate of growth of per capita output per year in India during the first half of the twentieth century was:
0.8
1.5
0.5
2.3
Decline of handicrafts industries led to:
Export of finished goods
Massive unemployment
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above
When was the planning commission set up?
1949
1950
1951
1850
Capitalist Economy is controlled and operated by
Private sector
Public sector
Both A and B
None of the above
India adopted the ____________ economic system.
Capitalist
Mixed
Socialist
None of the above
Which of the following explains the term economic growth?
Increase in per capita production
Increase in per capita real income
Structural change in the economy
All of the above
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
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
The overall literacy level during the British rule was less than (a) .
Economic infrastructure includes:
communication
banking
power
all of these.
Indian economy at the time of independence was a/an _________ economy.
Industrial
agricultural
only (a) and not (b)
both (a) and (b)
On the eve of independence, only heavy and basic industries were developed in the Indian economy.
True
False
None of these
(A): the zamindari system which was implemented in the then Bengal Presidency comprising parts of India’s present-day eastern states, the profit accruing out of the agriculture sector went to the zamindars instead of the cultivators.
(R) : this caused immense misery and social tension among the landless labourers.
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true
What is deindustrialisation? What was the primary objective of deindustrialisation? [ 1+ 2= 3m]
Discuss the foreign trade which was prevalent in India before independence. [ 3 m]
Did export surplus help in the growth of the economy? Explain. { 2m}
Explain the occupational structure. [ 3m]
The Indian Railways was constructed by the British to boost the Indian economy. Defend or refute. [3 m]
