Mock Test – Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence

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

2. 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.

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

4. The main interest of Zamindars was to:

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

Alternatives:

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

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

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

Alternatives:

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

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

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

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

15. Tata Airlines was incorporated in:

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

17. 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.

18. Occupational structure refers to:

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

20. The finest variety of muslin was called:

21. Suez Canal was opted for transport in:

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

23. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

29. 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.

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