Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence CBSE Questions & Answers

Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence

This is Economics Class 11 Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Which of the following economist estimated per capita income during colonial period
  • A
    All of these
    Correct
  • B
    Dada Bhai Naoroji
  • C
    William Digby
  • D
    Findley Shirras
2
What was the rate of growth of real output in our country during the first half of the twentieth century
  • A
    Less than 4 percent
  • B
    Less than 2 percent
    Correct
  • C
    Less than 3 percent
  • D
    Less than 1 percent
3
What was the percentage of population dependent directly or indirectly on agriculture
  • A
    60
  • B
    65
  • C
    85.0
    Correct
  • D
    75
4
Reason for low productivity in agriculture sector
  • A
    All of these
  • B
    Improved irrigation system
  • C
    Low level of technology
    Correct
  • D
    HYV seeds
5
Capital goods industries are those
  • A
    Which can produce machine tools
    Correct
  • B
    Both
  • C
    Which can produce consumer goods
  • D
    None
6
GDP stands for
  • A
    Gross Domestic Product
    Correct
  • B
    Grand Domestic Product
  • C
    Gross Double Purchase
  • D
    Gross Domestic Purchase
7
What is GDP
  • A
    Value of all final goods and services produced within the domestic territory of the country over one year period
    Correct
  • B
    Value of all intermediate goods and services produced within the domestic territory of the country over one year period
  • C
    Value of all final goods and services produced within the national territory of the country over one year period
  • D
    Value of all final goods and services produced within the domestic territory of the country over ten year period
8
TISCO was incorporated in
  • A
    1970
  • B
    1907.0
    Correct
  • C
    1989
  • D
    1986
9
Identify the industries which were under the public sector during the colonial period
  • A
    All of these
  • B
    Animation
  • C
    Railways
    Correct
  • D
    IT
10
Goods which were exported during colonial period
  • A
    Cotton
  • B
    All of these
    Correct
  • C
    Agriculture
  • D
    Silk
11
When was the first census data collected during British India
  • A
    1881.0
    Correct
  • B
    1981
  • C
    1882
  • D
    1982
12
TISCO stands for
  • A
    Tata Iron and silver Company
  • B
    Tata Iodine and silver Company
  • C
    Tata Iron and silver Corporation
  • D
    Tata Iron and steel Company
    Correct
13
Life expectancy during colonial period was
  • A
    30
  • B
    32.0
    Correct
  • C
    65
  • D
    63
14
Which year regarded as Year of great divide
  • A
    1941
  • B
    1911
  • C
    1921.0
    Correct
  • D
    1931
15
Opening of Suez Canal in ____ significantly reduced the cost f transportation of goods between Britain and India
  • A
    1885
  • B
    1869.0
    Correct
  • C
    1889
  • D
    1865