Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence Class 12 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge!

Assertion (A): India became an exporter of primary products and an importer of finished consumer and capital goods produced in Britain.

Reason (R): Restrictive policies of commodity production, trade, and tariff pursued by the colonial government adversely affected the structure, composition, and volume of India’s foreign trade.

During the time of Indian Independence what was the IMR?

Which among the following state did not witness an increase in the workforce in the manufacturing and service sector during British India?

Prior to India’s independence, the stagnation in the agricultural sector was mainly caused by _____.

Identify the result of the large export surplus during the colonial period.

Which one of the following witnessed increase during the British rule in India?

Arrange the following event in the correct chronological order:

1. The Year of the Great Divide
2. Establishment of Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)
3. Introduction of Railways in India by the British
4. Opening of Suez Canal

Who among the following took attempts to calculate the national income of India on the eve of independence?

In which year was India’s first Official Census conducted?

In 1951, _____ of the working population was dependent on agriculture.

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

When was TISCO incorporated?

Which of the following was not a motive for the economic policies of the colonial government in India?

Which of the following is correct in respect of the public sector on the eve of independence?

The colonial government made no sincere attempts to estimate India’s national and per capita income, but most studies found that India’s national income growth in the pre-Independence era was _____, and per capita income growth was _____.