Q 1 – In how many sectors is the occupational structure of India is divided?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
Ans. (C) Three
Q 2 – What is another name for the service sector?
(A) Tertiary
(B) Primary
(C) Secondary
(D) Agriculture
Ans. (A) Tertiary
Q 3 – What was the nature of the Indian economy on the eve of independence?
(A) Stagnant
(B) Backward
(C) Underdeveloped
(D) All of these
Ans. (D) All of these
Q 4 – What was the life expectancy at birth in India on the eve of Independence?
(A) 44 years
(B) 50 years
(C) 60 years
(D) All of these
Ans. (A) 44 years
Q 5 – What was the growth rate of per capita income in India on the eve of Independence?
(A) 0.9%
(B) 0.5%
(C) 1.2%
(D) 3%
Ans. (B) 0.5%
Q 6 – Which of the following activities is included in the primary sector?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Services
(C) Industries
(D) All of these
Ans. (A) Agriculture
Q 7 – In which of the following sectors is manufacturing activity included?
(A) Primary
(B) Tertiary
(C) Secondary
(D) All of these
Ans. (C) Secondary
Q 8 – Where was the first iron and steel company established?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Jamshedpur
(C) Patna
(D) Ranchi
Ans. (B) Jamshedpur
Q 9 – What is the tax or duty on imports called?
(A) Tariff
(B) Quota
(C) Export
(D) None of these
Ans. (A) Tariff
Q 10 – Which of the following was the major occupation on the eve of independence?
(A) Industry
(B) Services
(C) Agriculture
(D) None of these
Ans. (C) Agriculture
Q 11 – When were the railways Introduced in India?
(a) 1769
(b) 1825
(c) 1850
(d) 1875
Ans. (c) 1850
Q 12 – What is another name for the service sector?
(a) Tertiary
(b) Primary
(c) Secondary
(d) Agriculture
Ans. (a) Tertiary
Q 13 – If Britain was the ruling imperial power, India, was it’s?
(a) Colony
(b) Territory
(c) Neighbor
(d) Superpower
Ans. (a) Colony
Q 14 – At the time of independence, most of the land was owned by
(a) farmers
(b) zamindars
(c) labour
(d) all of these
Ans. (b) zamindars
Q 15 – What was the life expectancy at birth in India on the eve of Independence?
(a) 44 years
(b) 50 years
(c) 60 years
(d) All of these
Ans. (a) 44 years
Q 16 – The most predominant sector of the Indian Economy prior to independence was?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Industry
(c) Service sector
(d) Trade sector
Ans. (b) Agriculture
Q 17 – What was the life expectancy in India during the British rule?
(a) 65
(b) 38
(c) 32
(d) 44
Ans. (d) 44
Q 18 – In which of the following sectors is manufacturing activity included?
(a) Primary
(b) Tertiary
(c) Secondary
(d) All of these
Ans. (c) Secondary
Q 19 – The first Census year of British India was?
(a) 1991
(b) 1947
(c) 1881
(d) 1757
Ans. (c) 1881
Q 20 – Indian economy on the eve of Independence was
(a) underdeveloped
(b) developing
(c) stagnant
(d) semi-feudal
Ans. (a) underdeveloped