MCQs CHAPTER-1 “INDIAN ECONOMY AT THE EVE OF INDEPENDENCE”

6. Read the following statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R):

Assertion (A): On the eve of independence there was stagnation in agriculture

Reason (R): India’s agriculture was starved of investment in terracing, flood control, drainage & desalinization of soil From the given alternatives choose the correct one:

A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

C. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

D. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Ans: B

7. Which of the states witnessed a decline in dependence of the workforce in the agriculture sector at the time of British rule?

A. Maharashtra

B. West Bengal

C. Tamil Nadu

D. All of the above

Ans: D

8. From the given alternatives choose the correct one:

Statement 1 – The motive of the British to de-industrialize India was first to reduce the status of India as an exporter of raw materials for Britain’s industries & second to turn India into a market for finished British Goods

Statement 2- There were many capital goods industries that helped to promote industrialization in India Alternatives:

a) Both the statements are true.

b) Both the statements are false.

c) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

d) Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false

Ans: c)

9. The overall literacy rate at the time of British was less than

A. 16%

B. 12%

C. 8%

D. 10%

Ans: A

Female literacy level was 7%

10. From the given alternatives choose the correct one:
Assertion (A): During colonial period there was increase in share of workforce in agriculture in Odisha, Rajasthan & Punjab
Reason (R): In colonial period there was increase in workforce in the manufacturing & service sector in states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Bombay, Kolkata.
From the given alternatives choose the correct one:

a)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

b) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

d) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion(A)

Ans: D

11. When was the Suez canal inaugurated?

A. 1868

B. 1869

C. 1865

D. None

Ans: B

*Connects Port Said with Gulf of Suez

12. From the given alternatives choose the correct one:
Assertion (A): Prior to colonial rule India was known for its handicraft industries in cotton & silk textiles

Reason (R): These handicrafts enjoyed worldwide market based on the reputation of fine quality of material used & high standard of craftsmanship

From the given alternatives choose the correct one:

a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R)

is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). b) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

d) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Ans: A

13. ____________ is regarded as the defining year to mark the demographic transition from its first to the second decisive stage

A. 1881

B. 1891

C. 1921

D. 1951

Ans: C

*Before 1921 India was in the first stage of demographic transition

14. From the given alternatives choose the correct one:

Statement 1- Finest variety of Muslin was called malmal it was worn by royalty

Statement 2 – Bernier described Bengal richer than Egypt

Alternatives:

a) Both the statements are true.

b) Both the statements are false.

c) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

d) Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false

Ans: A

15. Match the following

Ans: 1-c , 2-e , 3-a , 4-b , 5-d

16. What was the percent growth of per capita income in a year during first half of 20th century.

A. 1%

B..5%

C. 2%

D. None

Ans. B

17. Identify the incorrect statement about India’s agriculture under colonial rule

A. About 85% of the country’s population lived in villages and depended on agriculture

B. Agriculture productivity was low

C. Stagnation in agriculture was caused because of land settlement systems

D. Under the Zamindari system profit of the agriculture sector went to the cultivators instead of zamindars

Ans: D

Profits went to zamindars instead of cultivators and they made no attempts to improve the agriculture sector

18. TISCO was established in the year

A. 1908

B. 1906

C. 1857

D. 1907

Ans: D

*Tata Iron & Steel Company

19. From the given alternatives choose the correct one:

Statement 1 – Terms of revenue settlement led zamindar to adopt an exploitative attitude

Statement 2 – Good irrigation facilities, high use of fertilizers contributed to a high level of productivity in the colonial period

Alternatives:

a) Both the statements are true. b) Both the statements are false.

c) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

d) Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false

Ans: C

20. The high yield of cash crops in some parts was due to
A. Development of farming methods

B. High use of mechanized means & irrigation

C. Commercialisation of agriculture.

D. None

Ans: C

21. From the given alternatives choose the correct one:
Assertion (A): During second half of 19th century cotton & jute mills were setup in Gujrat, Maharashtra & Bengal

Reason (R): Sugar, cement, paper industries in India came after 2nd world war
From the given alternatives choose the correct one:

a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

b) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

d) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Ans- D

22. _________________goods industry are those which can produce machine tools which are used for producing articles for current consumption

A. Consumer

B. Capital

C. Intermediate

D. Manufactured

Ans: B

23. From the given alternatives choose the correct one:

Statement 1 – India became an importer of finished woolen clothes & light machinery from Britain

Statement 2- Opening of the Suez canal intensified British control over India’s foreign trade

Alternatives:

a) Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false

b) Both the statements are false.

c) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

d) Both the statements are true.

Ans: d)

24. From the given alternatives choose the correct one:
Assertion (A): India generated large export surplus but this came at a huge cost to the country’s economy

Reason (R): Essential commodities like food grains were scarcely available & export surplus was used to make payments of British expenses

From the given alternatives choose the correct one:

a)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

b) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

d) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Ans: A

25. Occupational structure refers to (Fill in the blank with correct alternative)

A. size of the labor force in a country

B. number of people living in a country

C. distribution of workforce among different sectors of an economy

D. nature of different occupations

Ans: C

26. From the given alternatives choose the correct one:
Statement 1- Railways enabled people to undertake long-distance travel & break geographical, cultural barriers
Statement 2- Railways fostered commercialisation of Indian agriculture which affected the self-sufficiency of Indian villages
Alternatives:

a) Statement 2 is true and Statement is false
b) Both the statements are false.

c) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

d) Both the statements are true.

Ans: D

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