IED CH 1 EX ID MCQ

Which of the following was the main feature of Indian economy on the eighth of Independence?

• Semi-final economy

• urbanising economy

• Industrial economy, all

• All of these

on the eve of Independence, the proportion of population engaged in industrial sector was

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

• 26%

economic infrastructure includes

• Communication

• Banking

• Power

• All of these

distribution of working population among different sectors of the economy is called

• Occupational structure

• Output structure

• Population Structure

• Gender structure

per capita income refers to

• Income per head of total population in the country

• Income per head of total labour force in the country

• Income per head of total workforce of the country

• None of these

Demographic condition of the country during the British rule exhibited all features of a

• Struggling economy

• Backward economy

• Stagnant and backward economy

• Prospering economy

subsistence farming is a form of farming

• In which crops are produced for the sale in the market?

• In which crops are produced to provide for the basic needs of the family?

• In which there is a lack of commercial outlook

• Both B and C

which of the following highlights the backwardness of agriculture on the eve of independence?

• Gulf between the honours of the soil and the tail of the soil

• Small and fragmented holdings

• Exploitative land settlement system under the British Raj

• Ford commercialisation of agriculture

On the eve of Independence, Indian economy was the net exporter of

• Raw material

• Primary products

• Finished products

• Both a and B

In the 20th century , under British rule, India had an export surplus. Where was the surplus used?

• To invest in capital goods, industries in India

• To invest in capital goods, industries in Britain

• To meet the official and war expenses of the British

• To pay the salaries of Indian government employees