Ied Worksheet 7

QUESTION-ANSWERS
INDIAN ECONOMY ON THE EVE OFINDEPENDENCE

1. Objective Type Questions
A. Multiple Choice Questions
Choose the correct option:
I. Which of the following was the main feature of Indian economy on the eve of independence?
(a) Semi-feudal economy 6) Urbanised economy
c) Industrial economy (d) All of these
2. On the eve of independence, the proportion of population was engaged in industrial sector
was:
(a) approx. 10% 6) approx. 15%

) approx. 20% d) approx. 26%
Backward economy is the one which shows:
growth in income
(a) high (6) low level of
in income productivity
c) slow growth (d) both (6) and (c)
Per Capita Income
=
4.
National Income
(a) Population (6) National Income x 100
Gross Domestic Product
Population
(C) Gross Domestic Product
National Income (d) 100
National Income
5. Economic infrastructure includes:
(a) communication
(6) banking
(C) power
(d) all of these
Distribution of working population among different sectors of the
(a) occupational structure economy is called:
(6) output structure
(c) population structure
(d) gender structure
7. The principal cause of backwardness of the Indian economy on the eve of
(a) British Raj independence was:
(b) Colonisation
C)both (a) and (6)
d) none of these
8. Per capita income refers to:
(a) income per head of total population in the
country
(6) income per head of total labour force in the
country
(c) income per head of total work force in the country
(d) none of these
9. On the of
eve
independence, India was net importer of
(a) primary products (6) industrial products
(c) finished goods
d) agricultural goods
10. During colonial period, India's demographic profile showed:
a) High birth rate (6) High death rate
) High infant mortality d) All of these
B. Fill in the Blanks

Choose
appropriate word and fill in the blank:
.Indian economy at the time of
independence was a/an economy.
(agriculturalindustrial)
2 refers to distribution of working population across primary, secondary and
tertiary sectors of the economy. (Industrialisation/Occupational structure)
3.
Mining as a production activity, belongs to sector of the economy.
(primary/secondary)
4. On the of
eve
independence, was the principal occupation of the people and
recorded the highest percentage contribution to the country's GDP compared to other sectors
of the economy. (mining/agriculture)
5. were developed by the British Raj to enlarge the size of market for the British
g0ods. (Railways/Roadways)
mode of production leads to low productivity.
6.
7. At the time of independence, bulk of the workforce was engaged in
(Feudalistic/Capitalist
(agriculture/industrv
C. True or False
State whether the following statements are True or False:

1. On the eve of independence, only heavy and basic industries were developed
in the Indian economy.
(True False
2. Less than 20 per cent population was literate in 1948. (True False
3. Growth rate of population before independence was far less than what it is now. (True False
4. Year 1921 is regarded as the 'year of great divide' with regard to population
growth in the country. (True False
5. Development is always accompanied with structural changes in the economy,
though growth may occur without them. (True False
6. On the of independence, Indian economy was a mixed economy.
eve
(True Fale
7. Opening of Suez Canal significantly increased the cost of
transportation of goods
between Britain and India. (True False
a Reason-based Questions (Comprehension of the Subject-matter)
Dand the following statements carefully. Write 'True' or 'False' witha reason.
1. Low level of productivity was the principal characteristic of Indian agriculture on the eve of
independence.
. Under the British rule, Indian agriculture was stable in terms of output and productivity.
8.) Under the British rule, the tillers of the soil were also the owners of the soil.
1
4. Zamindari system of land revenue was introduced by the British

government in India to
stabilise its income from agriculture.
5. Commercialisation of agriculture (under the British rule) was encouraged to benefit the
farmers.
6. Under the British

Raj, discriminatory tariff policy was pursued with a view to protecting the
Indian industry.
7. Kailways in India were introduced by the British government to enlarge size of the market for
the domestic products.
8. During the British rule, Indian economy achieved comparative advantage in the
export of
industrial goods.
9. Foreign trade of India was governed by the discriminatory tariff policy of the British
government in India.
10. Infrastructural development during the British aimed at colonial

period exploitation of the
Indian economy.

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QUESTION-ANSWERS

INDIAN ECONOMY ON THE EVE OFINDEPENDENCE

(a) approx. 10% 6) approx. 15%

B. Fill in the Blanks

State whether the following statements are True or False:

4. Zamindari system of land revenue was introduced by the British

6. Under the British

10. Infrastructural development during the British aimed at colonial

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