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1. The jute mills dominated by foreigners during the British rule, were mainly concentrated in:

Bengal

Gujarat

Maharashtra

Kerala

2. In which of the following ways did the British Raj impact the Indian economy the most?

The British made India an exporter of cotton from an exporter of cloth that led to large scale unemployment.

The establishment of railways by the British provided short-term employment for many Indians.

The British expanded their army with Indian sepoys and fought in wars overseas.

The British provided tax concessions to rural farmers and landless labourers.

3. The major cause of decay of Indian handicrafts during British rule was due to:

Low priced machine made goods

Discriminatory tariff policy

Both (a) and (b)

Neither (a) nor (b)

4. Assertion (A): Per capita income is national income divided by total population of the country.

Reason (R): India’s per capita income was very low at the time of independence.

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

5. What was the condition of agriculture at the time of independence?

High use of fertilisers

Low dependence on monsoon

High level of technology

Low level of productivity

6. Assertion (A): Commercialisation of crop means producing cash crop instead of food crop.

Reason (R): Commercialisation of crop was very important for the industrial development in India.

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

7. Assertion (A): Suez canal is a natural canal.

Reason (R): It increased trade between India and Britain.

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

8. Statement 1: During the second half of the nineteenth century, modern industry began to take root in India very aggressively.

Statement 2: Initially, this development was confined to the setting up of cotton and jute textile mills in eastern and western parts of the country respectively.

Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true

Both statements 1 and 2 are true

Both statements 1 and 2 are false

9. Match the following column I and Column II and choose the correct alternative:

Column I

Column II

A. Suez Canal

B. First Railway Bridge

C. Tata Steel

D. Year of Great Divide

(i) 1921

(ii) 1907

(iii) 1869

(iv) 1854

Alternatives:

A – (iv); B – (iii); C – (i); D – (ii)

A – (iv); B – (i); C – (iii); D – (ii)

A – (iii); B – (iv); C – (i); D – (ii)

A – (iii); B – (iv); C – (ii); D – (i)

10. Occupational structure refers to:

Size of labour force in the country

Number of people living in a country

Distribution of workforce among different sectors of an economy

Nature of different occupations

11. Assertion (A): Capital goods industries are those which produce consumer goods using machines.

Reason (R): Capital goods industries were very few under the British rule.

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

12. The roads built by the British in India were used to:

mobilising the army within India

drawing out raw materials from the countryside

overcome the problem of frequent famines in India

Both (a) and (b)

13. The finest variety of muslin was called:

Malmal

Malmal khas

Malmal shahi

All of these

14. Identify the correct pair from the following Column I and Column II and choose the correct alternative:

Column I

Column II

A. TISCO

B. Land settlements

C. Suez Canal

D. Introduction of railways in India

(i) E stablished in 1907

(ii) Introduced by the moneylenders

(iii) Artificial waterway running form south to north

(iv) 1850

Alternatives:

A – (i)

B – (ii)

C – (iii)

D – (iv)

15. Assertion (A): The establishment of Suez Canal intensified Britain’s control over India’s foreign trade.

Reason (R): The Europeans no longer had to travel around Africa to reach India.

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

16. Despite being the major source of livelihood, the agriculture sector continued to experience stagnation and deterioration during the British rule in India because of:

decline of handicrafts

land tenure system

drain of India’s wealth

None of these

17. The main interest of Zamindars was to:

collect rent

improve the condition of agriculture

produce food crops

produce cash crops

18. During the British rule in India, Indian agricultural output witnessed stagnation due to:

Decline in handicrafts

Drain of Indian wealth

Land settlement

Introduction of railways

19. Suez Canal was opted for transport in:

1850

1869

1853

1901

20. Assertion (A): Dadabhai Naoroji was the first who estimated national income under the British rule.

Reason (R): Per capita ouput increase meagre half percent per year.

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

21. Tata Airlines was incorporated in:

1907

1917

1932

1922

22. Which the following statements is not true about the demographic condition of India during the colonial period?

Infant mortality rate was very high.

After 1921, India entered the second stage of demographic transition.

Life expectancy was too high.

Female literacy rate was just 7%.

23. High birth rate and low death rate represents ___________ stage of demographic transition.

Third

First

Second

First and Second

24. During the second half of the 19th century, the cotton textile mills mainly dominated by Indian entrepreneurs were located mainly in:

Bengal

Maharashtra

Calcutta

Madhya Pradesh

25. During colonial period, estimates of __________ on national income and per capita income were considered very significant.

Dadabhai Naoroji

William Digby

VKRV Rao

RC Desai

26. India entered the __________ stage of Demographic Transition after the year 1921.

fourth

second

third

first

27. The railways affected the structure of the Indian economy through:

Commercialisation of crops

Indian villages become self-sufficient

Breaking geographical and cultural barriers

Both (a) and (c)

28. Statement 1: The introduction of the expensive system of electric telegraph in India served the purpose of maintaining law and order.

Statement 2: The inland waterways, at times, proved uneconomical.

Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true

Both statements 1 and 2 are true

Both statements 1 and 2 are false

29. Identify, which of the following indicates the adverse impact of British rule in India.

Introduction of communication networks in India

Change in composition of India’s foreign trade

Introduction of modern administrative system in India

Introduction of railways in India

30. Which of the following statements is true regarding demographic profile of India during the colonial rule?

Life expectancy was 63 years.

Infant mortality rate was around 70 per thousand live births.

Overall literacy level was less than 16 percent.

Both birth rate and death rate were quite low.

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